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2,678 words match “ISM”

EREMITISM n.
The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.
ERETHISM n.
A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ. Hoblyn.
ERGOTISM n. 2 definitions
A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
EROTICISM n.
Erotic quality.
ERYTHRISM n.
A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism.
ERYTHROCHROISM n.
An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.
ESOTERICISM n.
Esoteric doctrine or principles.
ESSENISM n.
The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes. De Quincey.
ETACISM n.
he Greek ê (eta) like the Italian e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism.
ETHEREALISM n.
Ethereality.
ETHNICISM n.
Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. [Obs.] "Taint of ethnicism." B. Jonson.
EUDEMONISM; EUDAEMONISM n.
That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.
EUHEMERISM n.
The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts.
EUNUCHISM n.
The state of being eunuch. Bp. Hall.
EUPHEMISM n.
A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.
EUPHONISM n.
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
EUPHUISM n.
An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
EUTYCHIANISM n.
The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers.
EVANGELICALISM n.
Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. G. Eliot.
EVANGELICISM n.
Evangelical principles; evangelism.
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