doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
(noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ISM
Initialism of Institute for Supply Management.
ISM (plural ISMs)
Abbreviation of Imperial Service Medal.
(astronomy) Abbreviation of interstellar medium.
(RF telecommunications) Initialism of industrial scientific medical.
• IMS, IMs, MIS, MIs, MSI, SIM, Sim, mis-, sim
ism (plural isms)
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.
• IMS, IMs, MIS, MIs, MSI, SIM, Sim, mis-, sim
Source: Wiktionary
-ism. Etym: [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr.
Definition: 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, Anglicism.
Ism, n. Etym: [See ism, above.]
Definition: A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory. E. Everett. The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which no man can number. S. G. Goodrich.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
