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adventurism
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n 1: recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
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amateurism
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n 1: the conviction that people should participate in sports as
a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
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aneurysm
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n 1: a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike
widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the
artery wall [syn: aneurysm, aneurism]
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aphorism
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n 1: a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism,
apothegm, apophthegm]
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asterism
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n 1: (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is
seen in some crystal structures under reflected or
transmitted light
2: (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
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barbarism
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n 1: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: brutality,
barbarity, barbarism, savagery]
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behaviourism
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n 1: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable
measurable behavior [syn: behaviorism, behaviourism,
behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology]
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capitalism
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n 1: an economic system based on private ownership of capital
[syn: capitalism, capitalist economy] [ant:
socialism, socialist economy]
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careerism
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n 1: the practice of advancing your career at the expense of
your personal integrity
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centrism
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n 1: a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and
right by taking a moderate position or course of action
[syn: centrism, moderatism]
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consumerism
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n 1: the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is
economically beneficial
2: a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of
consumers
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egocentrism
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n 1: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: egoism,
egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-
centeredness] [ant: altruism, selflessness]
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ethnocentrism
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n 1: belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
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futurism
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n 1: an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to
express the energy and values of the machine age
2: the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the
future
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insularism
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n 1: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of
England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn:
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment]
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isomerism
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n 1: the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and
physical phenomena characteristic of isomers
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mannerism
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n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to
an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism]
2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn:
affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness]
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mesmerism
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n 1: the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: hypnotism,
mesmerism, suggestion]
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militarism
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n 1: a political orientation of a people or a government to
maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use
it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
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monetarism
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n 1: an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment
and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in
the supply of money
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naturism
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n 1: going without clothes as a social practice [syn: nudism,
naturism]
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pauperism
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n 1: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence
appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the
homeless" [syn: indigence, need, penury, pauperism,
pauperization]
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purism
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n 1: scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or
correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"
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racism
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n 1: the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically
superior to members of other races
2: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another
race [syn: racism, racialism, racial discrimination]
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secularism
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n 1: a doctrine that rejects religion and religious
considerations
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spoonerism
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n 1: transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
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terrorism
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n 1: the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence)
against civilians in order to attain goals that are
political or religious or ideological in nature; this is
done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
[syn: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act]
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tourism
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n 1: the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is
a major business in Bermuda" [syn: tourism, touristry]
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vampirism
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n 1: belief in the existence of vampires
2: the actions or practices of a vampire
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voyeurism
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n 1: a perversion in which a person receives sexual
gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or
witnessing others' sexual behavior
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vulgarism
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n 1: an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: obscenity,
smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word]
2: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn:
coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity,
vulgarism, raunch]
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thatcherism
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n 1: (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher
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epicurism
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n 1: the disposition and habits of an epicure
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incendiarism
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n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term
for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism,
fire-raising]
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meliorism
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n 1: the belief that the world can be made better by human
effort
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euhemerism
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vernacularism
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voluntarism
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labourism
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pentaprism
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rigorism
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solarism
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metamerism
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polymerism
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tautomerism
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welfarism
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verism
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