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Below are words ending with the suffix –ism. Words like prism, schism, and jism are not included, because in them -ism is not a suffix, and therefore they have no etymological connection with -ism words. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in -ism. ... A suffix is an affix that follows the morphemes to which it can attach. ... This is an incomplete list of suffixes in English: See also Classical compound List of generic forms in British place names List of English prefixes External link Acsmedicalbilling. ... See: Prism (geometry) Prism (optics) Prism (band) PRISM is an abbreviation for Probabilistic Symbolic Model Checker PRISM was an aborted RISC processor effort at DEC, see DEC PRISM This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word schism (IPA: or ), from the Greek σχισμα, schisma (from σχιζω, schizo, to split), means a division or a split, usually in an organization. ... Jism may refer to: A slang term for semen, a fluid secreted by the gonads of male animals; A term in Hindi meaning body; Jism (film), a 2003 Bollywood film; The Jordan Institution for Standards & Metrology; The Joint Initiative Synergy Movement; A song by Tindersticks; Category: ...

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• Ableism • Abolitionism • Absenteeism • Absolutism • Abstract expressionism • Absurdism • Accidentalism • Acosmism • Activism • Adoptionism • Adultism • Advertism • Aestheticism • Afrocentrism • Ageism • Agnosticism • Agorism • Agrarianism • Alarmism • Albigensianism • Albinism • Alcoholism • Althusserianism • Altruism • American exceptionalism • Americanism • Anachronism • Anarchism • Anarcho-capitalism • Anarcho-communism • Anarcho-syndicalism • Anationalism • Anglicanism • Anglicism • Aniconism • Animalism • Animism • Anthropocentrism • Anthropomorphism • Anti-abolitionism • Anti-americanism • Anti-capitalism • Anti-communism • Anti-fascism • Anti-imperialism • Anti-intellectualism • Anti-nationalism • Anti-patriotism • Anti-polonism • Anti-semitism • Anti-statism • Anti-turkism • Anti-zionism • Anticlericalism • Antidisestablishmentarianism • Antimilitarism • Antinomianism • Antitheism • Apheliotropism • Aphorism • Apollinarism • Archaism • Arianism • Aristotelianism • Atavism • Atheism • Athorism • Atlanticism • Atomism • Atticism • Audism • Augustinism • Australianism • Authoritarianism • Autism • Autonomism • Averroism Ableism is a term used to describe discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of people who are able-bodied. ... This English poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influential in mobilizing public opinion against slavery. ... Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation. ... The term absolutism can mean: A belief in absolute truth moral absolutism, the belief that there is some absolute standard of right and wrong political absolutism, a political system where one person holds absolute power, also called apolytarchy from Gr. ... Jackson Pollock, No. ... Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail (and, hence, are absurd) because no such meaning exists, at least in relation to humanity. ... Accidentalism is a term with several meanings. ... Acosmism, in contrast to pantheism, denies the reality of the universe, seeing it as ultimately illusory, (the prefix a- in Greek meaning negation; like un- in English), and only the infinite unmanifest Absolute as real. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Adoptionism is a minority Christian belief that Jesus was born merely human and that he became divine later in his life. ... Adultism is a predisposition towards adults, which some see as biased against children, youth, and all young people who arent addressed or viewed as adults. ... The Aesthetic movement is a loosely defined movement in art and literature in later nineteenth-century Britain. ... An 1812 map of Africa Afrocentrism is an academic, philosophical, and historical approach to the study of world history. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · The Holocaust · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Blood libel · Black Legend Pedophobia · Ephebiphobia Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Ku Klux Klan National Party (South Africa) American Nazi Party Kahanism · Supremacism Anti-discriminatory Abolitionism... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Agorism is a radical left-libertarian political philosophy popularized by Samuel Edward Konkin III, who defined an agorist as a conscious practitioner of counter-economics (peaceful black markets and grey markets). ... Agrarianism is a social and political philosophy. ... Alarmism is the production of needless warnings. ... Cathars being expelled from Carcassone in 1209. ... Albinism (from Latin albus; extended etymology), more technically hypomelanism or hypomelanosis, is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a lack of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair (or more rarely the eyes alone). ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Louis Pierre Althusser (October 16, 1918 - October 23, 1990) was a Marxist philosopher. ... For the ethical doctrine, see Altruism (ethics). ... Progress of America, 1875, by Domenico Tojetti American exceptionalism (cf. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Anarchism is a political philosophy or group of doctrines and attitudes centered on rejection of any form of authoritarian relationship, hierarchical institution or compulsory government (cf. ... Anarcho-capitalism refers to an anti-statist philosophy that embraces capitalism as one of its foundational principles. ... Anarcho-Communism, or Libertarian Communism, is a political ideology related to Libertarian socialism. ... Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labour movement. ... Anationalism is a term originating from the community of Esperanto speakers. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Anglicanism is the term used to encapsulate... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Aniconism is the absence of representations, in a restricted sense that of God and living beings, and more generally of any type of artificial production of substitutes. ... Animalism can refer to: The blues rock album Animalism by The Animals, released in December of 1966 A theory of personal identity called animalism This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In its most general sense, the term Animism refers to belief in souls (anima is Latin for soul): in this sense, animism is present in nearly all religions, including religions such as Christianity that see souls as distinct from bodies and as limited to humans. ... Anthropocentrism (Greek άνθρωπος, anthropos, human, κέντρον, kentron, center), or the human-centered principle, refers to the idea that humanity must always remain the central concern for humans. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Anti-abolitionism is the support of slavery and the opposition of abolitionism. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Opposition to United States foreign policy. ... This article lists ideologies opposed to capitalism and describes them briefly. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Members of the Dutch Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne in Eindhoven in September 1944. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anti-intellectualism describes a sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. ... Anti-nationalism is the idea that nationalism is dangerous in one form or another, and sometimes, though less often, the idea that all nationalism is dangerous and unfavourable in all cases. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Germans execute Poles against a prison wall, Leszno, Poland, October 1939. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... Anti-statism refers to all philosophies that in some degree reject or oppose the establishment of a state, or territorial national governments. ... Anti-Turkism (Turkish: Türk Düşmanlığı), Turkophobia, Turcophobia or anti-Turkish sentiment is the hostility towards Turkish people, Turkish culture and the Republic of Turkey. ... Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism, the movement for a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. ... Anti-clericalism is a movement that opposes religious interference into public and political life and more generally the encroachment of religion in the citizens lives. ... Look up Antidisestablishmentarianism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Antimilitarism is a doctrine commonly found in the anarchist and socialist movement, which may be both characterized as internationalist movements. ... Antinomianism (from the Greek αντι, against + νομος, law), or lawlessness (in the Greek Bible: ανομια), in theology, is the idea that members of a particular religious group are under no obligation to obey the laws of ethics or morality as presented by religious authorities. ... Antitheism (sometimes anti-theism) is active opposition to theism. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Apollinarism or Apollinarianism was a view proposed by Apollinaris of Laodicea that Jesus had a human body but a divine mind. ... In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ... This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... Aristotle (Greek: AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... An atavism can mean an organism that is a real or supposed evolutionary throwback; the unexpected appearance of primitive traits; or a reversion to or reappearance of a trait that had been present in a lineage in the past, but which had been absent in intervening generations. ... “Atheist” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Atlanticism is a philosophy of cooperation among European and North American nations regarding political, economic, and defense issues. ... In natural philosophy, atomism is the theory that all the objects in the universe are composed of very small, indestructible elements - atoms. ... Atticism literally means favouring the Athenians. ... Audism is a term used to describe discrimination or stereotypes against deaf or hard of hearing people--for example, by assuming that the cultural ways of hearing people are somehow better or the only way things can be. ... Augustine may refer to: Saints: Augustine of Hippo (354-430), theologian, author of The City of God, Confessions Augustine of Canterbury (d. ... Bold text:This article applies to political ideologies. ... Autism is classified by the World Health Organization and American Psychological Association as a developmental disability that results from a disorder of the human central nervous system. ... For other meanings of autonomism, see autonomism (disambiguation) page Raised fist, stenciled protest symbol of Autonome at the Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus in Vienna, Austria Autonomism refers to a set of left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement. ... Averroism is the term applied to either of two philosophical trends among scholastics in the late 13th century, the first of which was based on Averroës interpretations of Aristotle. ...

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• Bábism • Ba'athism • Baalism • Bagism • Bahá'ísm • Baptism • Barbarism • Beardism • Behaviourism • Belgicism • Bicameralism • Bilateralism • Bilingualism • Bimetallism • Bipedalism • Bohemianism • Bolshevism • Bonapartism • Boosterism • Bossism • Botulism • Breatharianism • Brutalism • Bruxism • Buchmanism • Buddhism • Bushism The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. ... Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... This is a page on demonology; for the god Baal or information on the name see Baal. ... Bagism is a term which was created by Yoko Ono and the late Beatle, John Lennon, as part of their extensive peace campaign in the late 1960s. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís, in Haifa, Israel The Baháí Faith is the religion founded by Baháulláh in 19th century Persia. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... A barbarism is a word or expression that is not standard in a language. ... The Beard Liberation Front is a British pressure group which campaigns in support of beards and opposes discrimination against those who wear them. ... Behaviorism (also called learning perspective) is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things which organisms do—including acting, thinking and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors. ... Kot is just one example of a common belgicisme. ... Image:WashingtonDC Capitol USA2. ... Bilateralism is a term referring to trade or political relations between two states. ... The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ... In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed either with a certain amount of gold or with a certain amount of silver: the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The term bohemian was first used in the nineteenth century to describe the non-traditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... In French political history, Bonapartists were monarchists who desired a French Empire under the House of Bonaparte, the Corsican family of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I of France) and his nephew Louis (Napoleon III of France). ... Boosterism is the act of huge boobs or promoting, ones town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. ... Bossism, in the history of the United States, is a system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by reciprocity in promoting financial and social self-interest. ... Botulism (from the Latin word botulus) is a rare, but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. ... A Breatharian is one who follows a diet in which no food (and possibly no water) is consumed. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... Bruxism [derived from Greek βρυγμός (brugmós), gnashing of teeth] is grinding of the teeth. ... Moral Re-Armament (MRA, or sometimes Buchmanism) is an international movement that was founded as the Oxford Group by Frank N. D. Buchman (a prominent Christian Evangelist from the United States), and a group of Oxford students in the 1920s. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... George W. Bush A Bushism is any of a number of peculiar words, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, semantic or linguistic errors that have occurred in the public speaking of United States President George W. Bush[1][2] and, before that, of his father George H. W. Bush. ...

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• Caesaropapism • Calvinism • Cambism • Cannibalism • Caodaism • Capitalism • Careerism • Carlism • Cartesian Dualism • Cartesianism • Castroism • Catholicism • Centralism • Centrism • Cessationism • Charlatanism • Chartism • Chassidism • Chauvinism • Checkbook journalism • Chemism • Classicism • Classism • Clericalism • Clitorism • Clonism • Cognitivism • Coherentism • Collectivism • Collectivist-anarchism • Colloquialism • Colonialism • Commercialism • Communalism • Communism • Compassionate Conservatism • Compatibilism • Comtism • Conformism • Confucianism • Consequentialism • Conservatism • Conservative Judaism • Consociationalism • Constructivism • Consumerism • Contextualism • Continuationism • Corporatism • Cosmism • Cosmopolitanism • Cosmotheism • Creationism • Criticism • Cronyism • Cubism • Cultism • Cultural relativism • Cynicism • Czarism Caesaropapism is the concept of combining the power of secular government with, or making it supreme to, the spiritual authority of the Christian Church; most especially, the inter-penetration of the theological authority of the Christian Church with the legal/juridical authority of the government; in its extreme form, it... Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes Gods sovereignty in all things. ... This article is about consuming ones own species. ... Cao Dai Temple Cao Dai (Cao Đài) is a religion founded in 1926 in Tay Ninh, southern Vietnam, by Ngo Van Chieu, an official in the French colonial government, who claimed to have received direct communications from God, ordering him to combine various religions, some from the East and... Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are mostly privately[1] owned and operated for profit, and in which investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are determined through the operation of a free market. ... Careerism is the overwhelming desire or urge to advance ones own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests or social growth. ... Carlism restored the cross of Burgundy assimilated by the Spanish Bourbons throught the Spanish Habsburgs and used as flag of the Spanish empire. ... Cartesian dualism was Descartess principle of the separation of mind and matter and mind and body. ... Cartesian means of or relating to the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes. ... Cuban President Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he helped overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and turn Cuba into the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      As a Christian ecclesiastical... Centralization is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... In Christian theology, cessationism is the view that the charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as tongues, prophecy and healing, ceased being practiced early on in Church history. ... Look up Charlatan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chartism is also an alternative term for technical analysis Chartism was a movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Chauvinism is extreme and unreasoning partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs, especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred towards a rival group. ... Chequebook journalism (or checkbook journalism in American English) is the form of journalism where the essential characteristic is that the journalist pays the subject of the work money for the right to publish their story. ... Chemism is a term in the Hegelian philosophy for the In his Science of Logic, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel wrote: References This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ... Classicism door in Olomouc, The Czech Republic Teatr Wielki in Warsaw Church La Madeleine in Paris Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicist seeks to emulate. ... Classism (a term formed by analogy with racism) is any form of prejudice or oppression against people who are in, or who are perceived as being like those who are in, a lower social class (especially in the form of lower or higher socioeconomic status) within a class society. ... Clericalism is the application of the formal, church-based, leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of either the church or broader political and sociocultural import. ... Clitorism (klitor-Izm), from the Greek kleitoris + ismos, is the female counterpart of priapism. ... The word cognitivism is used in several ways: In ethics, cognitivism is the philosophical view that ethical sentences express propositions, and hence are capable of being true or false. ... Coherentism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Collectivist anarchism is a doctrine spearheaded by Michael Bakunin that advocated the abolition of the state and private ownership of the means of production, with the means of production instead being owned collectively and controlled and managed by the producers themselves. ... Look up Colloquialism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that Benign colonialism be merged into this article or section. ... Commercialism, in its original meaning, is the practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business. ... In many parts of the world, communalism is a modern term that describes a broad range of social movements and social theories which are in some way centered upon the community. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Definition Compassionate conservatism is a political philosophy that was invented by Marvin Olasky, who went on to memorialize it in his 2000 book Compassionate Conservatism: What it is, What it Does, and How it Can Transform America, and Myron Magnet of the Manhattan Institute. ... Compatibilism, also known as soft determinism and most famously championed by Hume, is a theory which holds that free will and determinism are compatible. ... Auguste Comte (full name: Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte; January 17, 1798 - September 5, 1857) was a French thinker who coined the term sociology. ... Conformism is a term used to describe the suspension of an individuals self-determined actions or opinions in favor of obedience to the mandates or conventions of ones peer-group, or deference to the imposed norms of a supervening authority. ... Wenmiao Temple, a Confucian Temple in Wuwei, Gansu, China Confucian temple in Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Consequentialism refers to those moral theories that hold that the consequences of a particular action form the basis for any valid moral judgment about that action. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... Conservative Judaism, (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel predominantly), is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s. ... Consociationalism is the method of conflict resolution built on the idea that a democracy fractured by opposing political parties can stabilize itself by appointing a small group of intellectuals to govern the people. ... Constructivism may refer to: constructivism (mathematics), a view on mathematical proofs constructivism (art), an artistic movement in Russia from 1914 onward constructivism (learning theory) constructivism, an approach to language acquisition in linguistics Constructivism in international relations constructivist epistemology, the philosophical view This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles... Consumerist redirects here. ... In philosophy, contextualism describes a collection of views in the philosophy of language which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance or expression occurs, and argues that, in some important respect, the action, utterance or expression can only be understood within that context. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Historically, corporatism or corporativism (Italian: corporativismo) refers to a political or economic system in which power is given to civic assemblies that represent economic, industrial, agrarian, and professional groups. ... A Cosmist, according to Professor Hugo de Garis at Starlab in Belgium, is an individual who favors building or growing artificial intelligence, and ultimately leaving the planet Earth to the Terrans, e. ... Cosmopolitanism is the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community. ... Cosmotheism is a term invented in the late-19th or early-20th century, originally as a near-synonym of pantheism, and used by: Mordekhay Nesiyahu (Zionist user of the term) William Luther Pierce (White separatist) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Creationism is the belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their entirety by a supernatural deity or deities (typically God), whose existence is presupposed. ... A critic (derived from the ancient Greek word krites meaning a judge) is a person who offers a value judgement or an interpretation. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual humans beliefs and activities are interpreted in terms of his or her own culture. ... Cynicism (Greek ) was originally the philosophy of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics, founded by Antisthenes. ... Tsar (Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian цар, Russian  , Croatian car, in scientific transliteration respectively car and car ), often spelled Czar, and sometimes Tzar, Csar, or Zar in English, is a Slavonic term designating certain monarchs. ...

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• Dadaism • Daoism • Darwinism • Decentralism • Deconstructivism • Decontextualism • Defeatism • Deism • Deontologism • Despotism • Determinism • Deviationism • Dialetheism • Disablism • Discordianism • Disestablishmentarianism • Dispensationalism • Docetism • Dogmatism • Dominionism • Donatism • Druidism • Dualism • Dwarfism • Dynamism Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Charles Darwin Darwinism is a term for the underlying theory in those ideas of Charles Darwin concerning evolution and natural selection. ... Decentralisation (or decentralization) is any of various means of more widely distributing decision-making to bring it closer to the point of service or action. ... Libeskinds Imperial War Museum North in Manchester comprises three apparently intersecting curved volumes. ... Defeatism is acceptance and content with defeat without struggle. ... For other uses, see Ceremonial deism. ... In moral philosophy, deontology is the view that morality either forbids or permits actions, which is done through moral norms. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and behavior, decision and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences. ... In Communism, deviationism is an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine for the time and area. ... Dialetheism is a paraconsistent logic typified by its tolerance of at least some contradictions. ... Disablism is discriminatory, oppressive, or abusive behaviour arising from the belief that people with disabilities are inferior to others. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-centered religion founded circa 1958–1959 by Malaclypse the Younger with the publication of its principal text, the Principia Discordia. ... Disestablishmentarianism nowadays relates to the Church of England in the United Kingdom and related views on its establishment as an established church. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      As a current in Protestant Christian theology... In Christianity, Docetism (from the Greek [dokeō], to seem) is the belief that Jesus physical body was an illusion, as was his crucifixion; that is, Jesus only seemed to have a physical body and to physically die, but in reality he was incorporeal, a pure spirit, and hence could not... This article is on dogma in religion. ... This article is on the political-religious concept of dominionism. ... The Donatists (founded by the Berber christian Donatus) were followers of a belief considered a heresy by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Druidry or Druidism was the religion of the ancient druids, the priestly class in ancient Celtic and Gallic societies through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An example of a man afflicted with Dwarfism see dwarf, and for insular dwarfism and other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation). ... Dynamism is a term coined by libertarian pundit Virginia Postrel to describe her social philosophy that embraces cultural change, individual choice, and the open society. ...

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• Echoism • Effeminism • Egalitarianism • Egocentrism • Egoism • Electromagnetism • Eliminativism • Elitism • Embolism • Empiricism • Environmental racism • Environmentalism • Erotism • Escapism • Essentialism • Etatism • Eternalism • Ethicism • Ethnic nationalism • Ethnocentrism • Eudemonism • Eurocentrism • Eurocommunism • Evolutionism • Existentialism • Exotism • Expansionism • Expressionism • Externalism • Externism • Extremism • Extrinsicism • Extropism Echoism may refer to: The formation of words by imitating sounds (see also onomatopoeia) A theorised aspect of facial symmetry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Venus symbol, symbol of femininity Femininity comprises the physical and mental attributes associated with the female sex. ... Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal, meaning equal or level) is the moral doctrine that people should be treated as equals, in some respect. ... In psychology, egocentrism is the characteristic of regarding oneself and ones own opinions or interests as most important. ... Egoism may refer to any of the following: psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest ethical egoism - the ethical doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest rational egoism - the belief that it is rational to act... Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field which exerts a force on particles that possess the property of electric charge, and is in turn affected by the presence and motion of those particles. ... In the philosophy of mind, eliminative materialism is the school of thought that argues for an absolute version of materialism and physicalism with respect to mental entities and mental vocabulary. ... Elitism is the belief or attitude that the people who are considered to be the elite — a selected group of persons with outstanding personal abilities, wealth, specialised training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously, or... In medicine, an embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli) migrates from one part of the body (through circulation) and cause(s) a blockage (occlusion) of a blood vessel in another part of the body. ... In philosophy generally, empiricism is a theory of knowledge emphasizing the role of experience in the formation of ideas, while discounting the notion of innate ideas. ... Environmental policy making or enforcement thereof that specifically and directly affects people of color, certain ethnic/racial groups, or native wild species in a negative manner. ... For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... Erotica, from the Greek eros, love, are works of art, including literature, photography, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. ... Escapism is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an escape from the perceived unpleasant aspects of daily stress. ... In philosophy, essentialism is the view, that, for any specific kind of entity it is at least theoretically possible to specify a finite list of characteristics —all of which any entity must have to belong to the group defined. ... Statism is a term to describe an economic system where a government implements a significant degree of centralized economic planning or intervention, as opposed to a system where the overwhelming majority of economic planning occurs at a decentralized level by private individuals in a relatively free market. ... The word eternalism has at least four meanings: Eternalism (philosophy of time) is a view according to which the past, present and future are all equally real. ... Ethicism (from the Ancient Greek ethikos, meaning arising from habit) is a theory summising that in the 21st century better ethics will increasingly be the key to further personal, and organisational success. ... Ethnic nationalism is the form of nationalism in which the state derives political legitimacy from historical cultural or hereditary groupings (ethnicities); the underlying assumption is that ethnicities should be politically distinct. ... Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of ones own culture. ... Eudemonism is a philosophy that defines right action as that which leads to well being. ... Eurocentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing emphasis on European (and, generally, Western) concerns, culture and values at the expense of those of other cultures. ... Eurocommunism was a new trend in the 1970s and 1980s within various Western European communist parties to develop a theory and practice of social transformation that was more relevant in a Western European democracy and less aligned to the partyline of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover of Sartres book Nausea Existentialism is a philosophical movement that claims that individual human beings have full responsibility for creating the meanings of their own lives. ... Exotic can mean: Exotic dance - a form of dancing or stripping Exotic matter - a hypothetical concept of particle physics Exotic pets - non common pets e. ... Expansionism is the doctrine of expanding the territorial base (or economic influence) of a country, usually by means of military aggression. ... The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893) which inspired 20th century Expressionists Portrait of Eduard Kosmack by Egon Schiele Rehe im Walde by Franz Marc Elbe Bridge I by Rolf Nesch On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... Recently internalism and externalism have become part of the standard jargon of philosophical discourse, and have become central to certain important debates. ... Jára Cimrmans self-bust Externism is a pseudo-philosophical theory proposed by the famous fictitious Czech genius Jára Cimrman in the theatre play Akt (English The Nude) by ZdenÄ›k SvÄ›rák, Ladislav Smoljak and Jiří Å ebánek. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Extropianism, also reffered to as extropy, is a transhumanist philosophy characterized by a set of principles regarding extropy, defined by Dr. Max More in The Principles of Extropy. ...

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• Fabianism • Falangism • Fanaticism • Fascism • Fatalism • Fauvism • Fecundism • Federalism • Feeneyism • Feminism • Fenianism • Fetishism • Feudalism • Fictionalism • Fideism • Finitism • Foot-fetishism • Fordism • Formalism • Foundationalism • Francoism • Freeganism • Functionalism (philosophy of mind) • Functionalism (sociology) • Fundamentalism • Futurism The Fabian Society is a British socialist intellectual movement best known for its initial ground-breaking work beginning in the late 19th century and then up to World War I. Similar societies exist in Australia and New Zealand. ... The Falange or sometimes the Phalange is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original movement in Spain. ... Fanaticism is an emotion of being filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... It has been suggested that Theological fatalism be merged into this article or section. ... The Dessert: Harmony in Red (1908) by Henri Matisse Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities, and the use of deep color over the representational values retained by Impressionism. ... Fecundism (word derived from fecundity) is the politics of willfully promoting high birth rate among a group for the sake of enlarging its numbers related to other groups and, consequently, its political influence. ... Political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. ... // Father Leonard Feeney (1897-1978) was an American priest who followed a rigid interpretation of the Catholic doctrine extra ecclesiam nulla salus, or outside the church there is no salvation, denying baptism of blood and baptism of desire as heretical innovations and believing that all unbaptized human beings (in the... Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies that are concerned with cultural, political and economic practices and inequalities that discriminate against women Feminism is also described as an ideology focusing on equality of both sexes [1] Some have argued that gendered and sexed... The Fenian movement had its origins in small protest groups that led attacks against the British landlords in Ireland. ... A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, artificial and facere, to make) is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... Fictionalism is a doctrine in philosophy that suggests that statements of a certain sort should not be taken to be literally true, but merely a useful fiction. ... In Christian theology, fideism is any of several belief systems which hold, on various grounds, that reason is irrelevant to religious faith. ... In the philosophy of mathematics, finitism is an extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps. ... Foot fetishism or podophilia is a pronounced sexual interest in feet. ... Fordism is a form of production or production paradigm that prevailed in post-war decades (and perhaps even before second world war) in western industrial countries. ... The term formalism describes an emphasis on form over content or meaning in the arts, literature, or philosophy. ... ... Francisco Franco, late in life Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... Freeganism is a lifestyle based around the belief that almost all work and monetary exchanges within a capitalist economy contribute to myriad forms of exploitation - worker abuse, animal exploitation, hunger, ecological destruction, mass incarceration, war, inequitable distribution of resources, commodification of women - almost all issues addressed by social, ecological, and... Functionalism is a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy, developed largely as an alternative to both the identity theory of mind and behaviorism. ... In the social sciences, specifically sociology and sociocultural anthropology, functionalism (also called functional analysis) is a sociological paradigm that originally attempted to explain social institutions as collective means to fill individual biological needs. ... Fundamentalism originally referred to a movement in North American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism (see below, History), stressing that the Bible is literally inerrant, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. ... Futurism (or Futurist) may refer to: Futures studies, the philosophical or academic study of the medium to long-term future (also known as futurology). ...

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• Gallicism • Gaullism • Geocentrism • Geoism • Georgianism • Georgism • Germanism • Gigantism • Globalism • Gnosticism • Godism • Goreism • Gradualism • Grundyism Gallicism is a mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom. ... Charles de Gaulle, in his generals uniform Gaullism (French: Gaullisme) is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. ... The geocentric model (in Greek: geo = earth and centron = centre) of the universe is a paradigm which places the Earth at its center. ... Georgism, named for Henry George (1839-1897), is a philosophy and economic theory that follows from the belief that although everyone owns what they create; land, and everything else supplied by nature, belongs equally to all humanity. ... Henry George Georgism, named after Henry George (1839-1897), is a philosophy and economic ideology that follows from the belief that everyone owns what they create, but everything supplied by nature, most importantly land, belongs equally to all humanity. ... Anna Haining Bates with her parents Greek gigas, gigantus (giant) is a condition characterized by excessive height growth and bigness. ... With regards to globalism , it would be constructive perhaps to know and recall some of the history. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church refers to his beliefs as Godism. ... A damaging quotation is a short utterance by a public figure used by opponents as a discrediting tactic. ... Gradualism is the belief that changes occur, or ought to occur, slowly in the form of gradual steps (see also incrementalism) In politics, the concept of gradualism is used to describe the belief that change ought to be modified in small, discrete increments rather than abrubt changes such as revolutions... Mrs Grundy is the personification of the tyranny of conventional propriety (from Thomas Mortons play Speed the Plough, which appeared in 1798). ...

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• Hacktivism • Haruhiism • Hassidism • Healthism • Hedonism • Hegelianism • Heightism • Heliocentrism • Hellenism • Henotheism • Heroism • Heterosexism • Heterosexualism • Hinduism • Hirsutism • Historicism • Hitlerism • Hobbesianism • Hoboism • Hucksterism • Humanism • Humanitarianism • Hussitism • Hypnotism Hacktivism (from hack and activism) is often understood as the writing of code, or otherwise manipulating bits, to promote political ideology - promoting expressive politics, free speech, human rights, or information ethics. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Hasidic Judaism (also Chassidic, etc. ... Healthism, sometimes called public-healthism, is a neologism to describe a variety of ideological constructs concerning health and medicine. ... This article does not cite any sources. ... Hegelianism is a philosophy developed by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel which can be summed up by a favorite motto by Hegel, the rational alone is real, which means that all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories. ... Heightism is a form of discrimination based on height. ... Heliocentric Solar System Heliocentrism (lower panel) in comparison to the geocentric model (upper panel) In astronomy, heliocentrism is the idea that the sun is at the center of the Universe and/or the Solar System. ... The Hellenistic period of Greek history was the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the annexation of the Greek peninsula and islands by Rome in 146 BC. Although the establishment of Roman rule did not break the continuity of Hellenistic society and culture, which... Henotheism (Greek heis theos one god) is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single God while accepting the existence of other gods. ... This article is about the type of character. ... Heterosexism is a predisposition towards heterosexual people, which some see as biased against lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender or intersexed, people among others. ... Heterosexualism is an amgiuous term which can be used to mean: either heterosexism (Corsini, 2002) or heterosexuality. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Hirsutism (from Latin hirsutus = shaggy, hairy) is defined as excessive and increased hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent. ... For historicism as a method of interpreting biblical apocalypse, see Historicism (Christian eschatology). ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Hobbes redirects here. ... A <<a href=b class=external free title=b>b>hobo</<a href=b class=external free title=b>b> is a member of a distinctive sub-culture (<<a href=i class=external free title=i>i>hoboism</<a href=i class=external free title=i>i>) of [homeless], traveling... A huckster is a seller of small articles, usually of cheap or shoddy quality, or one engaged in haggling or making petty bargains. ... Humanism[1] is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities—particularly rationality. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hypnosis, as defined by the American Psychological Association Division of Psychological Hypnosis, is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests that a client, patient, or experimental participant experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior. ...

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• Idealism • Idolism • Imagism • Immanentism • Imperialism • Impressionism • Inclusionism • Incompatibilism • Independentism • Individualism • Institutionalism • Instructivism • Integralism • Intellectualism • Internalism • Internationalism (linguistics) • Internationalism (politics) • Interventionism • Intrinsicism • Intuitionism • Irenicism • Irredentism • Islamism • Isolationism This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... The term idol (from Latin idolum: image, form) is used in various contexts: In religion, man-made worshipped articles are idols; their worship is called idolatry. ... Ezra Pound, one of the prime movers of Imagism. ... Immanentism is a belief system which views God as being inseparable from Nature, as opposed to a being outside of it. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists, who began exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. ... This page is about the theological-philosophical concept. ... Compatibilism, also known as soft determinism and most famously championed by Hume, is a theory which holds that free will and determinism are compatible. ... Political separatism is a movement to obtain sovereignty and split a territory or group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another (or one nation from another; a colony from the metropolis). ... Individualism is a term used to describe a moral, political, or social outlook that stresses human independence and the importance of individual self-reliance and liberty. ... Institutionalism can refer to: Institutionalism: Hierarchical organized social structures, using tactical division to divide the work force, paying wages less than needed, to pay even basic living costs, believing their own rhetoric and propaganda, serving the pinnacle position to the detriment of the whole, group think, gone mad. ... Integralism is a belief that society is an organic unity. ... An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, and speculate on a variety of different ideas. ... Recently internalism and externalism have become part of the standard jargon of philosophical discourse, and have become central to certain important debates. ... In linguistics (especially in German linguistics), an internationalism is a loanword that occurs in several languages with the same or at least similar meaning and etymology. ... Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation between nations for the benefit of all. ... In politics, interventionism is a term for significant activity undertaken by a state to influence something not directly under its control. ... In the philosophy of mathematics, intuitionism, or neointuitionism (opposed to preintuitionism), is an approach to mathematics as the constructive mental activity of humans. ... Irenicism is a concept rooted in the ideals of pacifism related to natural theology in an attempt to unify Christian apologetical systems by using reason as an essential attribute. ... irredentism is position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ... Islamist is sometimes also used for a scholar who studies Islam and Muslim societies. ... Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military policy and a political policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). ...

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• Jacobinism • Jacobitism • Jacksonianism • Jainism • Jansenism • Japonism • Jingoism • Journalism • Judaism • Judgmentalism Junglism • Juridical positivism In the context of the French Revolution, a Jacobin originally meant a member of the Jacobin Club (1789-1794). ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... It is something that defies the typical all or nothing mentality of Jacksonianism. ... Jain and Jaina redirect here. ... Jansenism was a branch of Catholic thought tracing itself back to Cornelius Otto Jansen (1585 – 1638), a Flemish theologian. ... Van Gogh - Portrait of Pere Tanguy Example of ukiyo-e influence in Western art Japonism (also in French Japonisme and Japonaiserie) is the influence of Japanese art on Western, primarily French, artists. ... Jingoism is a term describing chauvinistic patriotism, usually with a hawkish political stance. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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• Kantianism • Kathenotheism • Kemalism • Keynesianism • Kimilsungism Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. ... Kathenotheism is a term coined by the philologist Max Müller to mean the worship of one god at a time. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 &#8211; November 10, 1938), Turkish soldier and statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. ... Keynesian economics, or Keynesianism, is an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published in 1936 in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s. ... Juche (pronounced Joo-cheh), also Kimilsungism, is the official government-sponsored ideology of North Korea. ...

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• Laborism • Laicism • Lamaism • Lamarckism • Lancastrianism • Left-anarchism • Left-liberalism • leftism • Legalism • Legal positivism • Leninism • Lesbianism • Liberalism • Libertarianism • Localism • Logical positivism • Lollardism • Luminism • Lutheranism • Luxemburgism • Lycanthropism • Lysenkoism REDIRECT Laïcité ... Tibetan Buddhism, (formerly also called Lamaism after their religious gurus known as lamas), is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... Lamarckism or Lamarckian evolution is a theory put forward by the French biologist Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, based on heritability of acquired characteristics, the once widely accepted idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its offspring. ... The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, English kings. ... Left Anarchism is a term used almost exclusively by opponents of traditional anarchism to denominate philosophies that oppose private ownership of the means of production (or capitalism). ... Social liberalism, also called new liberalism [1] [2] (as it was originally termed), radical liberalism[3], modern liberalism[4], welfare liberalism, is a development of liberalism stemming from the late 19th century, mostly defended in Europe and should not be confused with American liberalism. ... “Leftism” redirects here. ... Legalism has several meanings. ... Legal positivism is a school of thought in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism refers to various related political and economic theories elaborated by Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, and by other theorists who claim to be carrying on Lenins work. ... This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Localism usually describes social measures or trends which emphasise or value local and small-scale phenomena. ... Logical positivism is a school of philosophy that combines empiricism—the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world — with a version of rationalism—the idea that our knowledge includes a component that is not derived from observation. ... Lollardy or Lollardry was the political and religious movement of the Lollards in late 14th century and early 15th century England. ... Luminism can refer to A current in North American painting, see Luminism (American art style) A neo-impressionist style in painting, see Luminism (Impressionism) A spiritual movement based on the quest for Illumination or Enlightenment, see Illuminati This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same... Lutheranism describes those churches within Christianity that were reformed according to the theological insights of Martin Luther in the 16th century. ... Luxemburgism (also written Luxembourgism) is a specific revolutionary theory within communism, based on the writings of Rosa Luxemburg. ... In folklore, Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

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• Magnetism • Malapropism • Manichaeanism • Manualism • Maoism • Martinism • Marxism-Leninism • Marxism • Masculism • Masochism • Materialism • Maximalism • McCarthyism • Mcluskyism • Mechanism • Medism • Melanism • Menshevism • Mercantilism • Mesmerism • Metabolism • Methodism • Militarism • Millennialism • Minarchism • Minimalism • Mithraism • Modalism • Modernism • Mohammedanism • Mohism • Monarchianism • Monarchism • Monetarism • Mongolism • Monism • Monolatrism • Monophysitism • Monotheism • Monotropism • Moral absolutism • Moralism • Moral naturalism • Moral positivism • Moral relativism • Mormonism • Multiculturalism • Multilateralism • Mysticism It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with magnet. ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or examples of poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Manichaeism was one of the major ancient religions. ... Manualism is a philosophy of deaf education that maintains that the best way for deaf students to acquire language and knowledge is with the use of a language produced manually and received visually, in other words a sign language. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martinism is the mystical tradition started in 18th century France by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Marxism takes its name from the praxis (the synthesis of philosophy and political action) of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ... Masculism (also referred to as masculinism) is an ideology associated with the mens movement. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... In philosophy, materialism is that form of physicalism which holds that the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. ... Maximalism is a term used in literature, art, multimedia and graphical design, and music to apply to post-minimalist movements or works, named in analogy with minimalism. ... A 1947 comic book published by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society warning of the dangers of a Communist takeover. ... mcluskyism is the final posthumous release by British rock band mclusky. ... Look up mechanism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Medism refers to having Persian sympathies or siding with Persia. ... Melanistic Eastern Grey Squirrel in Toronto, Canada. ... The Mensheviks were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. ... A painting of a French seaport from 1638, at the height of mercantilism. ... Hypnosis, as defined by the American Psychological Association Division of Psychological Hypnosis, is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests that a client, patient, or experimental participant experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior. ... A few of the metabolic pathways in a cell. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For school of ancient... Militarism or militarist ideology is the doctrinal view of a society as being best served (or more efficient) when it is governed or guided by concepts embodied in the culture, doctrine, system, or people of the military. ... Millennialism (or chiliasm), from millennium, which literally means thousand years, is primarily a belief expressed in some Christian denominations, and literature, that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth where Christ will reign prior to the final judgment and future eternal state, primarily derived from the book... In civics, minarchism, sometimes called minimal statism or small government, is the view that the size, role and influence of government in a free society should be minimal — only large enough to protect the liberty and property of each individual. ... Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features and core self expression. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In Christianity, Sabellianism (also known as modalism) is the second-century belief that the three persons of the Trinity are merely different modes or aspects of God, rather than three distinct persons. ... For Modernism in an American context, see American modernism. ... Isl&#257;m (Arabic &#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1587;&#1604;&#1575;&#1605;, submission (to God)) is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Founded by Mozi, Mohism (墨家), or Moism, is a Chinese philosophy that evolved at the same time as Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism (Hundred Schools of Thought). ... Monarchianism, or Monarchism as it is sometimes called, is a set of beliefs that emphasize God as being one, that God is the single and only ruler. ... Monarchism is the advocacy of the establishment, preservation, or restoration of a monarchy as a form of government in a nation. ... Monetarism is a set of views concerning the determination of national income and monetary economics. ... A child with Down syndrome Down syndrome (also called Downs syndrome) encompasses a number of genetic disorders, of which trisomy 21 (a nondisjunction) is the most representative, causing highly variable degrees of learning difficulties and physical disabilities. ... The Monad was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as The First, The Seed, The Essence, The Builder, and The Foundation Monism is the metaphysical and theological view that all is one, that there are no fundamental divisions, and a unified set of laws underlie nature. ... Monolatrism or monolatry is a form of theology where adherents believe in the existence of multiple deities but worship only one. ... Monophysitism (from the Greek monos meaning one, alone and physis meaning nature) is the christological position that Christ has only one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian position which holds that Christ has two natures, one divine and one human. ... For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... Monotropism and polytropism are different strategies in distributing attention in the brain. ... Moral absolutism is the belief that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are right or wrong, devoid of the context of the act. ... Moralism is the philosophy of adherence to morality, created by Max Shapiro, of 20th century Los Angeles. ... Moral naturalism is a form of cognitivism derived from applying evolutionary game-theory to ethics. ... In philosophy, moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect objective and/or universal moral truths, but instead make claims relative to social, cultural, historical or personal circumstances. ... Book of Mormon, see Latter Day Saint movement. ... Multiculturalism is the idea that modern societies should embrace and include distinct cultural groups with equal social status. ... Multilateralism is an international relations term that refers to multiple countries working in concert. ... Mysticism from the Greek μυστικός (mustikos) an initiate (of the Eleusinian Mysteries, μυστήρια (musteria) meaning initiation[1]) is the pursuit of achieving communion or identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight; and the belief that such experience is one...

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• Nationalism • National Socialism • Nativism • Naturalism • Naturism • Nazism • Negativism • Neo-classicism • Neoconservatism • Neo-Darwinism • Neoism • Neoliberalism • Neolibertarianism • Neo-logicism • Neo-Lutheranism • Neopaganism • Neoplatonism • Neoclassicism • Neoclassicism (music) • Neo-romanticism • Neoromanticism (music) • Nepotism • Nestorianism • Nihilism • Nomianism • Nominalism • Non-interventionism • Nontrinitarianism • Nudism This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The term National socialism has been used in self-description by a number of unrelated political movements. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Naturalism may refer to: Naturalism (philosophy), any of several philosophical stances wherein all phenomena or hypotheses commonly labeled as supernatural, are either false, unknowable, or not inherently different from natural phenomena or hypotheses Methodological naturalism is the methodological assumption that that observable events in nature are explained only by natural... The meanings of naturism and nudism are very similar, and refer to a cultural and political movement practising, advocating and defending social nudity in private and public spaces. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Half full or half empty? Pessimism describes a general belief that things are bad, and tend to become worse; or that looks to the eventual triumph of evil over good; it contrasts with optimism, the contrary belief in the goodness and betterment of things generally. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Neoconservatism is a political movement that emerged as a rejection of liberalism and the New Left counter-culture of the 1960s. ... The modern evolutionary synthesis (often referred to simply as the modern synthesis), neo-Darwinian synthesis or neo-Darwinism, brings together Charles Darwins theory of the evolution of species by natural selection with Gregor Mendels theory of genetics as the basis for biological inheritance. ... Street action at the 6th Neoist Apartment Festival in Montreal, 1983 Neoism refers both to a specific subcultural network of artistic performance and media experimentalists and more generally to a practical underground philosophy. ... For the school of international relations, see Neoliberalism (international relations). ... Neolibertarianism is a political philosophy combining elements of libertarian and conservative thought that embraces incrementalism and pragmatism domestically, and a generally interventionist foreign policy based on self-interest, national defense and the expansion of freedom. ... Logicism is one of the schools of thought in the Philosophy of mathematics. ... Neo-Lutheranism was a 19th century revival movement within Lutheranism, which began as a reaction against Pietism. ... Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions. ... Neoplatonism (also Neo-Platonism) is the modern term for a school of philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD, based on the teachings of Plato and earlier Platonists. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Neoclassicism in music was a 20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century, though some of the inspiring canon was drawn as much from the Baroque period as the Classical period - for this reason... The term neo-romanticism is synonymous with post-Romanticism or late Romanticism. ... Neoromanticism in music was a trend in European classical music started in second half of 19th century in Germany. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nestorianism is the doctrine that Jesus exists as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, or Logos, rather than as a unified person. ... Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position which argues that the world, especially past and current human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value. ... Legalism, in Christian theology, is a term referring to an improper fixation on law or codes of conduct, or legal ideas, usually implying an allegation of pride and the neglect of mercy, and ignorance of the grace of God. ... In philosophy, nominalism is the theory that abstract terms, general terms, or universals do not represent objective real existents, but are merely names, words, or vocal utterances (flatus vocis). ... Non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct territorial self-defense. ... 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• Obelism • Objectivism • Occultism • Oligarchism • Olympism • Onanism • Ontologism • Optimism • Oralism • Orangism • Organism • Orientalism Obelism is the practice of annotating manuscripts with marks set in the margins. ... Objectivism is the philosophy developed by Russian-born American philosopher and author Ayn Rand. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Oligarchy (Greek , Oligarkhía) is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small, elite segment of society (whether distinguished by wealth, family or military prowess). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic Games. ... Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ... Ontologism is an ideological system which maintains that God and Divine ideas are the first object of our intelligence and the intuition of God the first act of our intellectual knowledge. ... // Optimists see the world as a positive place. ... Oralism is a philosophy of deaf education which asserts that instruction of students should primarily or exclusively be through the use of lip reading and spoken language (usually along with speech therapy). ... Orangism is a form of royalistic loyalty to the House of Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For Orientalist Architecture, see Moorish Revival. ...

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• Pabloism • Pacifism • Paganism • Paleoconservatism • Paleolibertarianism • Pan-Africanism • Pan-Arabism • Pandeism • Panentheism • Pantheism • Pan-Germanism • Pan-Slavism • Pantheism • Pan-Turkism • Papism • Parallelism • Parliamentarism • Pastafarianism • Patriotism • Patripassianism • Pelagianism • Pelmanism • Pentecostalism • Peonism • Perennialism • Peronism • Persianism • Personalism • Pessimism • Phallocentrism • Pharaonism • Phenomenalism • Philhellenism • Philistinism • Panism • Pietism • Plagiarism • Platonism • Plenism • Pluralism • Pointillism • Political absolutism • Polycentrism • Polydeism • Polymorphism • Polytheism • Populism • Positivism • Postcolonialism • Postimpressionism • Postmodernism • Poststructuralism • Post-Zionism • Pragmatism • Predicativism • Presbyterianism • Presenteeism • Presentism • Priapism • Primitivism • Progressivism • Projectivism • Protectionism • Protestantism • Proto-capitalism • Psilanthropism • Puseyism Michel Pablo (August 24, 1911 - February 17, 1996 ) was the pseudonym of Michel N. Raptis, a Greek Trotskyist leader. ... Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. ... Look up pagan, heathen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paleoconservatism (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear) is an anti-communist and anti-authoritarian[1] right wing movement based primarily in the United States that stresses tradition, civil society and classical federalism, along with familial, religious, regional, national and Western identity. ... Paleolibertarianism is a school of thought within American libertarianism founded by Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard, and closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute. ... Pan-Africanism is a term which can have two separate, but related meanings. ... Pan-Arabism is a movement for unification among the Arab peoples and nations of the Middle East. ... Pandeism (Greek πάν, pan = all and Latin deus = God, in the sense of deism), is a term used at various times to describe religious beliefs. ... Panentheism (from Greek: πάν (‘pan’ ) = all, en = in, and theos = God; all-in-God) is the theological position that God is immanent within the Universe, but also transcends it. ... Pantheism (Greek: πάν ( pan ) = all and θεός ( theos ) = God) literally means God is All and All is God. It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. ... Pan-Germanism, one of the ethnically-charged political movements of the 19th century for unity of the German-speaking peoples of Europe. ... Pan-Slavism was a movement in the mid 19th century aimed at unity of all the Slavic people. ... Pantheism (Greek: πάν ( pan ) = all and θεός ( theos ) = God) literally means God is All and All is God. It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. ... Turkic peoples listed geographically. ... Papist is a term, usually disparaging, referring to a member of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Parallelism may refer to: Parallelism (philosophy) - in the philosophy of mind a theistic, dualist solution to the mind-body problem Parallelism in computing Parallelism in grammar or in rhetoric This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... Niklas Janssons adaptation of Michelangelos The Creation of Adam depicts the Flying Spaghetti Monster in its typical guise as a clump of tangled spaghetti with two eyestalks, two meatballs, and many noodly appendages. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of a parody religion called the Church of... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... In Christianity, Patripassianism is the belief that God the Father and Son are simply different aspects of God. ... Pelagianism is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature (which, being created from God, was divine), and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without Divine aid. ... Pelmanism is a memory game sometimes also known as pairs. Played in a variety of ways, it basically consists of a number of pairs of objects (typically cards with different pattern or images) which are randomised, and then laid out face down. ... The Pentecostal movement within Evangelical Christianity places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... Perennialists believe that one should teach the things of everlasting importance to all people everywhere. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The word Persianism is used, to describe any process of forming or transforming a phenomenon into something which has Persian (Iranian) traits and peculiarities. ... Personalism is the school of thought that consists of three main principles: Only persons are real (in the ontological sense), Only persons have value, and Only persons have free will. ... Pessimists see the world as uninviting and cruel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pharaonism is an ideology that rose to prominence in Egypt in the 1920s and 1930s. ... In epistemology and the philosophy of perception, phenomenalism is the view that physical objects do not exist as things in themselves but only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli (e. ... Philhellenism (the love of Greek culture) was the intellectual fashion at the turn of the 19th century that led Europeans like Lord Byron to lend their support for the Greek movement towards independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... Philistinism is a derogatory term used to describe a particular attitude or set of values. ... Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late-17th century to the mid-18th century. ... Plagiarism (from Latin plagiare to kidnap) is the practice of claiming, or implying, original authorship or incorporating material from someone elses written or creative work, in whole or in part, into ones own without adequate acknowledgement. ... Platonic idealism is the theory that the substantive reality around us is only a reflection of a higher truth. ... Pluralism is used, often in different ways, across a wide range of topics: In science, the concept often describes the view that several methods, theories or points of view are legitimate or plausible, see Scientific pluralism. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Absolutism is a political theory which argues that one person, who is often generally a monarch, should hold all power. ... Polycentrism is the principle of organisation of a region around several political, social or financial centres. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... In general, polymorphism describes multiple possible states for a single property (it is said to be polymorphic, or polymorphous). ... Polytheism is belief in or worship of multiple gods or deities. ... // Positivism is a philosophy developed by Auguste Comte (widely regarded as the first true sociologist) in the middle of the 19th century that stated that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method. ... Post-colonialism refers to the intellectual field opened up by Edward Saids book Orientalism. ... Post-Impressionism is a term applied to a number of painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose style developed out of or reacted against that of the Impressionists. ... Postmodernist architecture of the Stata Center by Frank Gehry Sydney Opera House The term Postmodernism (sometimes referred to as Pomo, Po-Mo, or PoMo [1], [2], [3]) was coined in the early 1960s to describe a dissatisfaction with modern architecture, founding the postmodern architecture. ... Post-structuralism is a body of work that followed in the wake of structuralism, and sought to understand the Western world as a network of structures, as in structuralism, but in which such structures are ordered primarily by local, shifting differences (as in deconstruction) rather than grand binary oppositions and... Post-Zionism refers to the views of some Israeli and diaspora Jews, particularly in academia, that Zionism fulfilled its ideological mission with the creation of modern State of Israel in 1948 and that the ideology should therefore be considered to be at an end. ... Pragmatism is a philosophic school that originated in the late nineteenth century with Charles Sanders Peirce, who first stated the pragmatic maxim. ... Presbyterianism is a form of church government which is most prevalent within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity. ... Presenteeism is the oposite of Absenteeism. ... In philosophy, presentism is the belief that neither the future nor the past exists. ... Fresco of Priapus, House of the Vettii, Pompeii. ... Primitivism is an artistic movement which originated as a reaction to the Enlightenment. ... Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between nations, through methods such as high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, a variety of restrictive government regulations designed to discourage imports, and anti-dumping laws in an attempt to protect domestic industries in a particular nation from foreign take-over... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Protestantism encompasses the forms... In Christianity, Psilanthropism or Socinianism is a Christological view that denies the divine nature of Jesus. ... Edward Bouverie Pusey (August 22, 1800 - September 16, 1882), was an English churchman, and one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. ...

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• Racism • Radicalism • Raelism • Raptivism (Raptivism Records) • Rastafarianism • Rationalism • Reactionarism • Reaganism • Realism • Recidivism • Reductionism • Regionalism • Relativism • Reliabilism • Republicanism • Republicanism • Restorationism • Revanchism • Revisionism • Rheumatism • Rightism • Roman Catholicism • Romanticism • Rosicrucianism Because racism carries connotations of race-based bigotry, prejudice, violence, oppression, stereotyping or discrimination, the term has varying and often hotly contested definitions. ... The term Radical (latin radix meaning root) has been used since the late 18th century as a label in political science for those favoring or trying to produce thoroughgoing or extreme political reforms which can include changes to the social order to a greater or lesser extent. ... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (one of the words used to refer to God in the Torah) created life... Haile Selassie, Rastafari God and King Rastafarianism, or as adherents prefer to call it, the Rastafari movemant, or simply Rasta, is a religious movement that reveres the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I - who as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and as the Lion of Judah, is... In epistemology and in its broadest sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification (Lacey 286). ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Look up realism, realist, realistic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Recidivism is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been treated or trained to extinguish that behavior. ... Descartes held that non-human animals could be reductively explained as automata — De homines 1622. ... Regionalism could be Regionalism (politics) Regionalism (literature) Regionalism (art) Regionalism (linguistics) Category: ... Compare Moral relativism, Aesthetic relativism, Social constructionism and Cultural relativism. ... Reliabilism, a category of theories in the philosophical discipline of epistemology, has been advanced both as a theory of knowledge and of justified belief (as well as other varieties of so-called positive epistemic status). ... Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, with an emphasis on liberty, rule by the people, and the civic virtue practiced by citizens. ... Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, with an emphasis on liberty, rule by the people, and the civic virtue practiced by citizens. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For other usages, see... Revanchism (from French revanche, revenge) is a term used since the 1870s to describe political campaigns to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country during previous wars and strifes, sometimes quite distant in time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich Romanticism is an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in 18th century Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution. ... The Temple of the Rosy Cross, Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens, 1618 The Rosicrucians are a legendary and secretive order dating from the 15th or 17th century, generally associated with the symbol of the Rose Cross, which is also used in certain rituals of the Freemasons. ...

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• Sabellianism • Sadism • Sado-masochism • Saint-Simonism • Sandinism • Sanism • Sapphism • Satanism • Scandinavism • Scepticism • Scholasticism • Scientism • Scotticism • Sectarianism • Sectionalism • Secularism • Sensualism • Separatism • Sesquipedalianism • Sexism • Shachtmanism • Shamanism • Shiism • Shintoism • Sikhism • Singularitarianism • Situationism • Skepticism • Social Darwinism • social realism • Socialism • Socialist realism • Socinianism • Solecism • Solidarism • Solipsism • Sophism • Sovereigntism • Sparticism • Speciesism • Spiritism • Spiritualism • Spoonerism • Stalinism • Stasism • Statism • Stoicism • Structuralism • Stuckism • Sufism • Supersessionism • Surrealism • Syllogism • Symbolism • Syndicalism • Syncretism In Christianity, Sabellianism (also known as modalism) is the belief that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are different modes or aspects of one God, rather than three distinct persons. ... Look up sadism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon (October 17, 1760 - May 19, 1825), the founder of French socialism, was born in Paris. ... Sandinista! is also the name of a popular music album by The Clash. ... This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Scandinavism and Nordism are political ideas that supports cooperation between the Scandinavian and/or Nordic countries. ... Skepticism (Commonwealth spelling: Scepticism) can mean: Philosophical skepticism - a philosophical position in which people choose to critically examine whether the knowledge and perceptions that they have are actually true, and whether or not one can ever be said to have absolutely true knowledge; or Scientific skepticism - a scientific, or practical... Scholasticism comes from the Latin word scholasticus, which means that [which] belongs to the school, and is the school of philosophy taught by the academics (or schoolmen) of medieval universities circa 1100–1500. ... Scientism is a term mainly used as a pejorative[1][2][3] to accuse someone of holding that science has primacy over all other interpretations of life such as religious, mythical, spiritual, or humanistic explanations. ... Sectarianism refers (usually pejoratively) to a rigid adherence to a particular sect or party or religious denomination. ... Sectionalism is a tendency among sections in bureaucracy to blindly focus on the interest of a section at the expense of the whole. ... George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), British writer who coined the term secularism. ... Sensualism — a philosophic current in theory of knowledge, according to which sensations and perception are basic and most important form of true cognition. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Separatism is a term usually applied to describe the attitudes or motivations of those seeking independence or separation of their land or region from the country that governs them. ... There are endless debates over what is the longest word in the English language, demonstrating that the idea of what constitutes a word is not as straightforward as it seems. ... The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the... Shachtmanism is a critical term applied to the form of Trotskyism associated with Max Shachtman. ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ... Shi&#699;a Islam (Arabic &#1588;&#1610;&#1593;&#1609; follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%&#8211;35% of all Muslim. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Singularitarianism is a moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological singularity — the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence — is possible, and advocating deliberate action to bring it into effect and ensure its safety. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... This article is about the psychological term. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... A Diego Rivera mural depicting factory workers in Detroit Social Realism is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realist arts, which depicts working class activities as heroic. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... Roses for Stalin, Boris Vladimirski, 1949 For other meanings of the term realism, see realism (disambiguation). ... Socinianism is a form of Antitrinitarianism, named for Laelius Socinus (died 1562 in Zürich) and of his nephew Faustus Socinus (died 1604 in Poland). ... In linguistic prescriptivism, a solecism is a grammatical or other mistake or absurdity. ... A system of labor arrangement in which labor unions and capitalists jointly set wages below market clearing levels. ... Solipsism is the philosophical idea that My mind is the only thing that exists. Solipsism (Latin: solus, alone + ipse, self) is an epistemological or metaphysical position that knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified. ... Sophism (gr. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ... The Spartacist League (Spartakusbund in German) was a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement organized in Germany during and just after the politically volatile years of World War I. It was founded by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg (nicknamed Red Rosa) along with others such as Clara Zetkin. ... The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was the object of intense curiosity. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Joseph Stalin Stalinism is the political and economic system named after Joseph Stalin, who implemented it in the Soviet Union. ... The term stasis may refer to: A state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other. ... Statism (or Etatism) is a very loose and often derogatory term that is used to describe: Specific instances of state intervention in personal, social or economic matters. ... A restored Stoa in Athens. ... Structuralism as a term refers to various theories across the humanities, social sciences and economics many of which share the assumption that structural relationships between concepts vary between different cultures/languages and that these relationships can be usefully exposed and explored. ... The logo on the Stuckism International web site Stuckism is an art movement that was founded in 1999 in Britain by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition that is practised by some muslims and some non-muslims and encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... Supersessionism (sometimes referred to as replacement theology by its critics) is a belief that Christianity is the fulfillment and continuation of the Old Testament, and that Jews who deny that Jesus is the Messiah are not being faithful to the revelation that God has given them, and they therefore fall... Yves Tanguy Indefinite Divisibility 1942 Surrealism[1] is a cultural movement that began in the mid-1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. ... A syllogism (Greek: — conclusion, inference), usually the categorical syllogism, is a kind of logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two others (the premises) of a certain form. ... Syndicalism refers to a set of ideas, movements, and tendencies which share the avowed aim of transforming capitalist society through action by the working class on the industrial front. ... Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought. ...

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• Tachism • Taoism • Tarantism • Taylorism • Terrorism • Thatcherism • Theism • Thomism • Titoism • Toryism • Totalitarianism • Tourism • Transcendentalism • Transgenderism • Transhumanism • Transsexualism • Transsubstantiationism • Transvestism • Tribalism • Tricameralism • Trinitarianism • Trivialism • Tropism • Trotskyism • Tsarism • Turanism Tachisme (alternative spelling: Tachism, derived from the French word tache - stain) was a French style of abstract painting in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Taoism (Daoism) is the English name referring to a variety of related Chinese philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. ... Tarantism is, allegedly, a deadly envenomation resulting from the bite of a kind of wolf spider called a tarantula (Lycosa_tarentula). ... Taylorism or Scientific management is the name of the approach to management and Industrial/Organizational Psychology initiated by Frederick Winslow Taylor in his 1911 monograph The Principles of Scientific Management. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Margaret Thatcher Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. ... Theism is the belief in the existence of one or more gods or deities. ... Thomism is the philosophical school that followed in the legacy of Thomas Aquinas. ... Titoism is a term describing political ideology named after Yugoslav leader, Josip Broz Tito, primarily used to describe the schism between the Soviet Union and Socialist Yugoslavia after the Second World War (see Cominform) when the Communist Party of Yugoslavia refused to take further dictates from Moscow. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Totalitarianism is a term employed by political scientists, especially those in the field of comparative politics, to describe modern regimes in which the state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in New England in the early-to mid-19th century. ... Transgenderism is a social movement seeking transgender rights and affirming transgender pride. ... Natasha Vita-Mores Primo is an artistic depiction of a hypothetical posthuman of transhumanist speculation. ... Look up Transsexualism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Transubstantiation (from Latin transsubstantiatio) is the change of the substance of bread and wine into that of the body and blood of Christ, the change that according to the belief of the Roman Catholic Church occurs in the Eucharist. ... Transvestism is literally the practice of cross-dressing, wearing the clothing of the opposite sex, and transvestite literally refers to a person who cross-dresses. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tricameralism is the practice of having three legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Trinitarianism is the Christian doctrine that God, although one being, exists in three distinct persons (hypostases) known collectively as the Holy Trinity. ... Trivialism is the belief that all statements of the form P and not-P are true. ... It has been suggested that chemotropism be merged into this article or section. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Also spelled Czarism, a system of government ruled by a Tsar, an autocratic ruler with broad powers. ... Turanism, or Pan-Turanism, is a political movement for the union of all Turanian peoples. ...

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• Ultraintuitionism • Ultraleftism • Ultramontanism • Unificationism • Unicameralism • Uniformitarianism • Unilateralism • Unionism • Unitarianism • Unitarism • Universalism • Uranism • Utilitarianism • Utopianism In the philosophy of mathematics, ultrafinitism, or ultraintuitionism, is an extreme version of finitism. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology as it developed and stands currently. ... Ultramontanism is a religious philosophy within the Roman Catholic community that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the pope. ... The Unification Church is a new religious movement started by Sun Myung Moon in Korea in the 1940s. ... For unicameral alphabets, see the article letter case. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... Uniformitarianism has had two separate meanings, both more prevalent in 19th-century discourse: Within religious philosophy, Uniformitarianism (with a capital U) is the belief that the Universe has existed as it is now for an infinite time and will continue to exist for ever. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Unionism is a movement based on the ideal of syndicalism and support for the trade union movement, but which exists within the framework of an open capitalist society as an independent participatory private entity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Unitarianism is the belief... In politics, unitarisation is a process of uniting a political entity which consists of smaller regions, either by cancelling the regions completely or by transferring their power to the central government. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Universality (philosophy). ... Since its coining, the term homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Utilitarianism (1861), see Utilitarianism (book). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into utopia. ...

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• Vampirism • Vandalism • Veganism • Vegetarianism • Victorianism • Vorticism • Voyeurism • Vulgarism Vampirism is a term used differently in popular culture and in zoology. ... Vandalism is the conspicuous defacement or destruction of a structure, a symbol or anything else that goes against the will of the owner/governing body. ... The logo of the worlds first Vegan Society, registered in 1944. ... A variety of vegetarian food ingredients Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal (including sea animals) with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs[1]. Some vegetarians choose to also refrain from wearing clothing that has involved the death... Victorianism is the name given to the attitudes, art, and culture of the later two-thirds of the 19th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. ... “Vulgar” redirects here. ...

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• Wahhabism • Whitlamism • Witticism • Workerism Wahhabism (Arabic: Al-WahhābÄ«yya الوهابية, Wahabism, Wahabbism) is a branch of Islam practiced by those who follow the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, after whom the movement is named. ... Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ... Wit is a form of intellectual humour, based on manipulation of concepts; a wit is someone who excels in witty remarks, typically in conversation and spontaneously, since wit carries the connotation of speed of thought. ... Workerism describes political positions which regard the experience and politics of labourers and the working class as central. ...

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• Xenocentrism Xenocentrism (adj: xenocentric) is the preference for the products, styles, or ideas of ones own culture. ...

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• Yellow journalism • Yezidism Nasty little printers devils spew forth from the Hoe press in this Puck cartoon of Nov. ... The Yezidi or Yazidi (Kurdish; Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. ...

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• Zapatism • Zionism • Zombiism • Zoroastrianism • Zwingliism Photo of Emiliano Zapata (right) and his brother Eufemio Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz that broke out in 1910. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ... Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, and founder of the Swiss Reformed Churches. ...

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Acosmism • Agnosticism • Animism • Antitheism • Atheism • Binitarianism • Deism • Determinism • Ditheism • Dystheism • Esotericism • Gnosticism • Henotheism • Humanism • Ignosticism • Kathenotheism • Monism • Monotheism • Monolatrism • Mysticism • New Age • New Thought • Nondualism • Nontheism • Pandeism • Panentheism • Pantheism • Polydeism • Polytheism • Spiritualism • Theism • Thelema • Theopanism • Theosophy • Transcendentalism • Transtheism This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in -ism. ... Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... Acosmism, in contrast to pantheism, denies the reality of the universe, seeing it as ultimately illusory, (the prefix a- in Greek meaning negation; like un- in English), and only the infinite unmanifest Absolute as real. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... In its most general sense, the term Animism refers to belief in souls (anima is Latin for soul): in this sense, animism is present in nearly all religions, including religions such as Christianity that see souls as distinct from bodies and as limited to humans. ... Antitheism (sometimes anti-theism) is active opposition to theism. ... “Atheist” redirects here. ... Binitarianism is a theology of two in one God, as opposed to one (unitarianism) or three (trinitarianism). ... For other uses, see Ceremonial deism. ... Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and behavior, decision and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences. ... The term dualism is the state of being dual, or having a twofold division. ... Dystheism is the belief that God does exist but is not wholly good, or that he might even be evil. ... Look up Esotericism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Henotheism (Greek heis theos one god) is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single God while accepting the existence of other gods. ... This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ... Ignosticism (often confused with apathetic agnosticism or apatheism) is the view that the question of the existence of God is meaningless because it has no verifiable (or testable) consequences and should therefore be ignored. ... Kathenotheism is a term coined by the philologist Max Müller to mean the worship of one god at a time. ... The Monad was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as The First, The Seed, The Essence, The Builder, and The Foundation Monism is the metaphysical and theological view that all is one, that there are no fundamental divisions, and a unified set of laws underlie nature. ... For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... Monolatrism or monolatry is a form of theology where adherents believe in the existence of multiple deities but worship only one. ... Mysticism from the Greek μυστικός (mustikos) an initiate (of the Eleusinian Mysteries, μυστήρια (musteria) meaning initiation[1]) is the pursuit of achieving communion or identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight; and the belief that such experience is one... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with New Thought Movement. ... Nondualism is the belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Pandeism (Greek πάν, pan = all and Latin deus = God, in the sense of deism), is a term used at various times to describe religious beliefs. ... Panentheism (from Greek: πάν (‘pan’ ) = all, en = in, and theos = God; all-in-God) is the theological position that God is immanent within the Universe, but also transcends it. ... Pantheism (Greek: πάν ( pan ) = all and θεός ( theos ) = God) literally means God is All and All is God. It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Polytheism is belief in or worship of multiple gods or deities. ... By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was the object of intense curiosity. ... Theism is the belief in the existence of one or more gods or deities. ... Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun : will, from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Theosophy, literally god-wisdom (Greek: θεοσοφία theosophia), designates several bodies of ideas. ... In religion, transcendence is a condition or state of being that surpasses, and is independent of, physical existence. ... Transtheism is the belief in one or more deities. ...

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