Words that rhyme with divisionism

n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism]

n 1: the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

n 1: an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation [syn: abstractionism, abstract art] 2: a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples [syn: abstractionism, unrealism]

n 1: the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

n 1: mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)

n 1: something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred [syn: anachronism, mistiming, misdating] 2: an artifact that belongs to another time 3: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: hostility, enmity, antagonism] 2: the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism" 3: an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility 4: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]

n 1: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: charlatanism, quackery]

n 1: fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism] 2: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: male chauvinism, chauvinism, antifeminism]

n 1: a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership 2: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

n 1: the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"

n 1: a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) [syn: diabolism, demonism, Satanism]

n 1: ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

n 1: a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) [syn: ecumenism, oecumenism] 2: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism]

n 1: the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality [syn: egalitarianism, equalitarianism]

n 1: the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality [syn: egalitarianism, equalitarianism]

n 1: the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment [syn: establishmentarianism, establishmentism]

n 1: (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals [syn: theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism]

n 1: extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself 2: the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals [syn: exhibitionism, immodesty]

n 1: the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

n 1: an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

n 1: electricity produced by chemical action 2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) [syn: electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing]

n 1: any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: paganism, pagan religion, heathenism]

n 1: the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle 2: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

n 1: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief]

n 1: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare [syn: humanitarianism, humanism] 2: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self- realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural [syn: humanism, secular humanism] 3: the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

n 1: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare [syn: humanitarianism, humanism]

n 1: a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition

n 1: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

n 1: terseness of expression [syn: laconism, laconicism]

n 1: female homosexuality [syn: lesbianism, sapphism]

n 1: an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech

n 1: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" [syn: mechanism, chemical mechanism] 2: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" [syn: mechanism, mechanics] 3: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection" 4: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes 5: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

n 1: belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn: millenarianism, millenarism, millenniumism, chiliasm]

n 1: genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres 2: the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness] 3: practices typical of contemporary life or thought

n 1: the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element [ant: pluralism]

n 1: deliberate interference

n 1: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: opportunism, self- interest, self-seeking, expedience]

n 1: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently [syn: organism, being] 2: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

n 1: any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: paganism, pagan religion, heathenism]

n 1: a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"

n 1: performance by or technique of a pianist; "a program of pianism"

n 1: the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition

n 1: a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components 2: the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents

n 1: the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government

n 1: any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx 2: a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism

n 1: a doctrine that maintains the right of secession

n 1: a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn: sectarianism, denominationalism]

n 1: any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) 2: an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans [syn: shamanism, Asian shamanism]

n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: synchronism, synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing] [ant: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing]

n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny] 2: the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism]

n 1: the system or principles and theory of labor unions [syn: unionism, trade unionism]

n 1: doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

n 1: the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection

n 1: a diet excluding all meat and fish

n 1: the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

n 1: severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting

n 1: dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: deuteranopia, Daltonism, green- blindness]

n 1: (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names [syn: Platonism, realism]

n 1: a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) [syn: diabolism, demonism, Satanism]

n 1: the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

n 1: an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness 2: the quality of being alien [syn: alienage, alienism]

n 1: the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: Erastianism, Byzantinism, Caesaropapism]

n 1: the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

n 1: a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

n 1: a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens

n 1: the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization

n 1: the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries) [syn: Leninism, Marxism-Leninism]

n 1: a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: melanosis, melanism]

n 1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: masturbation, onanism] 2: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, withdrawal, pulling out, onanism]

n 1: the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) 2: strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

n 1: the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome [syn: Romanism, Roman Catholicism, papism]

n 1: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system [syn: lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism]

n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]

n 1: a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine 2: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine [syn: Zionism, Zionist movement]

n 1: the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church

n 1: heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son [ant: Athanasianism]

n 1: the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China

n 1: the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: Erastianism, Byzantinism, Caesaropapism]

n 1: a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church

n 1: the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror

n 1: the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment

n 1: a system of philosophical and theological doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the first principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century"; "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy"

n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy]

n 1: exaggerated religious zealotry 2: exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn: religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism]

n 1: violent lawless behavior

n 1: evangelical principles taught by John Wesley [syn: Wesleyanism, Wesleyism]

n 1: loyalty to the United States and its institutions 2: an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans 3: a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens

n 1: 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty

n 1: a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

n 1: Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity

n 1: sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism 2: religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being

n 1: the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon

n 1: the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)