ism

ism
noun Etymology: -ism Date: 1680 1. a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory 2. an oppressive and especially discriminatory attitude or belief <
we all have got to come to grips with our isms — Jocelyn Elders
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  • Ism — can be: *Ism (punk band), NYC punk/hardcore band *ism (name), the Arabic word for a personal name. *A suffix ism *The initials ISM *ISM band, the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio band. *ISM (formerly Irma S. Mann Strategic Marketing), a… …   Wikipedia

  • ISM — is an abbreviation of: *International School Moshi, Tanzania *Imperial Service Medal *Indian School of Mines *Indian School Muscat, a Central Board of Secondary Education affiliated school in Muscat, Oman *Institute for Supply Management… …   Wikipedia

  • Ism — Ism, n. [See {ism}, above.] A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] The world grew light headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which no man can number. S. G. Goodrich …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ISM — ist die Abkürzung für: Flughafen Kissimmee im US Bundesstaat Florida als IATA Code Institut Solidarische Moderne, eine deutsche Denkfabrik Institute for Supply Management, eine US amerikanische Non Profit Organisation, die u.a. monatlich den US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ism — [iz′əm] n. [< ISM] a doctrine, theory, system, etc., esp. one whose name ends in ism …   English World dictionary

  • -ism — [F. isme, or L. ismus, Gr. ?.] A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ISM — in kind support and maintenance Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …   Law dictionary

  • ISM — puede hacer referencia a: Instituto Santa Marta (Colón): Instituto de Argentina. Instituto Social de la Marina: Entidad gestora de la Seguridad Social de España. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • ISM —   [Abk. für Industrial Scientific Medical, dt. »industriell, wissenschaftlich, medizinisch«], das ursprünglich für industrielle, wissenschaftliche und medizinische Anwendungen gedachte, frei verfügbare Funknetz, das bei 2,45 GHz arbeitet. Es wird …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ism — ÍSM suf. doctrină , sistem , curent , profesiune , stare de fapt . (< fr. isme, cf. gr. ismos) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • -ism — [ızəm] suffix [in nouns] [: French; Origin: isme, from Latin isma and ismus, from Greek isma and ismos, from verbs ending in izein; IZE] 1.) a political belief or religion based on a particular principle or the ideas and beliefs of a particular… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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