8-Letter Words Containing ISM
Here's the list of all the 357 8-Letter Words Containing ISM in the English Language.
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| activism | 1. a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal More Definitions → |
| organism | 1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently 2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body More Definitions → |
| feminism | 1. a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women 2. the movement aimed at equal rights for women More Definitions → |
| optimism | 1. the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well 2. a general disposition to expect the best in all things More Definitions → |
| mismatch | 1. match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together 2. a bad or unsuitable match More Definitions → |
| charisma | 1. a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others More Definitions → |
| talisman | 1. a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease More Definitions → |
| exorcism | 1. freeing from evil spirits More Definitions → |
| humanism | 1. the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare 2. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural More Definitions → |
| idealism | 1. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality 2. impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are More Definitions → |
| cynicism | 1. a cynical feeling of distrust More Definitions → |
| paganism | 1. any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism More Definitions → |
| embolism | 1. an insertion into a calendar 2. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) More Definitions → |
| dismayed | 1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation More Definitions → |
| altruism | 1. the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others More Definitions → |
| dynamism | 1. any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy 2. active strength of body or mind More Definitions → |
| hedonism | 1. the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle 2. an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good More Definitions → |
| nihilism | 1. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake 2. the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal More Definitions → |
| unionism | 1. the system or principles and theory of labor unions More Definitions → |
| pacifism | 1. the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable 2. the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration More Definitions → |
| futurism | 1. an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age 2. the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future More Definitions → |
| naturism | 1. going without clothes as a social practice More Definitions → |
| botulism | 1. food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly More Definitions → |
| populism | 1. the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite More Definitions → |
| cronyism | 1. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) More Definitions → |
| nepotism | 1. favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) More Definitions → |
| dismount | 1. alight from (a horse) 2. the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) More Definitions → |
| escapism | 1. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy More Definitions → |
| lyricism | 1. the property of being suitable for singing 2. unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm More Definitions → |
| fatalism | 1. a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable 2. a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them More Definitions → |
| machismo | 1. exaggerated masculinity More Definitions → |