manner(ism)

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• -ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… …   Useful english dictionary

• -ism — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English isme, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, partly from Latin isma (from Greek) & partly from Latin ismus, from Greek ismos; Greek isma & ismos, from verbs in izein ize 1. a. act ; practice ; process …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Man|ner|ism — «MAN uh rihz uhm», noun. 1. too much use of some manner in speaking, writing, or behaving: »In his official contacts [he] has been handicapped by the mannerism of the lecture hall (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): affectation. 2. an odd little trick; …   Useful english dictionary

• man|ner|ism — «MAN uh rihz uhm», noun. 1. too much use of some manner in speaking, writing, or behaving: »In his official contacts [he] has been handicapped by the mannerism of the lecture hall (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): affectation. 2. an odd little trick; …   Useful english dictionary

• Meth|od|ism — «MEHTH uh dihz uhm», noun. adherence to a fixed method or methods. Meth|od|ism «MEHTH uh dihz uhm», noun. the doctrine, organization, and manner of worship of the Methodist Church …   Useful english dictionary

• meth|od|ism — «MEHTH uh dihz uhm», noun. adherence to a fixed method or methods. Meth|od|ism «MEHTH uh dihz uhm», noun. the doctrine, organization, and manner of worship of the Methodist Church …   Useful english dictionary

• Ed|war|di|an|ism — «ehd WAHR dee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the ideas, beliefs, or way of living common during the reign of Edward VII: »The author, like so many of his generation, was obsessed with Edwardianism, its real opulence and unreal self confidence (Economist) …   Useful english dictionary

• E|liz|a|be|than|ism — «ih LIHZ uh BEE thuh nihz uhm, BEHTH uh », noun. a manner or style, or a particular feature of these, characteristic of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558 1603) …   Useful english dictionary

• E|pis|co|pa|lian|ism — «ih PIHS kuh PAYL yuh nihz uhm, PAY lee uh NIHZ », noun. 1. the doctrines, organization, and manner of worship of Episcopalians. 2. adherence to the Episcopal Church or Episcopal principles …   Useful english dictionary

• fer|ri|mag|net|ism — «FEHR ih MAG nuh tihz uhm», noun. a form of magnetism displayed by ferrites and certain other compounds in which neighboring ions align in an antiparallel manner in a magnetic field. Ferrimagnetism is similar to but not identical with… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lu|ther|an|ism — «LOO thuhr uh NIHZ uhm, LOOTH ruh nihz », noun. the doctrine, organization, and manner of worship of the Lutheran Church, characterized by a belief in justification by faith alone, denial of the material presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and… …   Useful english dictionary