-ism

Usage

• hedonism

  Hedonism is the belief that pleasure is important, so much so that life should be spent doing only things that one enjoys.

• narcissism

  Narcissism is the habit of always thinking about yourself and constantly admiring your own appearance or qualities.

• nihilism

  Nihilism is the belief that nothing in life has any importance or value, including all social institutions, and that existence is senseless or useless.

• jingoism

  Jingoism is excessive nationalism, including the strong belief that your country is better than other countries.

• solipsism

  Solipsism is the contention that only the self exists and nothing else; this self-centered worldview can lead to extreme self-absorption and preoccupation with one's own feelings, needs, and desires.

• Buddhism

  an oriental religion that focuses on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism

  India’s primary religion that focuses on meditation, dharma, and numerous rituals

• conservatism

  a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

• creationism

  the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis

• determinism

  (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes

• dogmatism

  the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

• egoism

  (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality

• existentialism

  (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe

• feminism

  a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• humanism

  the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• liberalism

  a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

• pacifism

  the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

• paganism

  any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

• pragmatism

  (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• racism

  the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

• vegetarianism

  a diet excluding all meat and fish