Words that rhyme with pleonasm

• animalism 0
  n 1: the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature 2: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites [syn: animalism, physicality]
• bilateralism 0
  n 1: the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane [syn: bilaterality, bilateralism, bilateral symmetry]
• bilingualism 0
  n 1: the ability to speak two languages colloquially
• bimetallism 0
  n 1: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
• bosom 0
  n 1: the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" 2: a person's breast or chest 3: cloth that covers the chest or breasts 4: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: embrace, bosom] 5: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: heart, bosom] 6: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty] v 1: hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" 2: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze]
• botulism 0
  n 1: food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
• cabalism 0
  n 1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: Kabbalism, Cabalism] 2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation [syn: kabbalism, cabalism]
• cannibalism 0
  n 1: the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
• catabolism 0
  n 1: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism] [ant: anabolism, constructive metabolism]
• cataclysm 0
  n 1: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface [syn: catastrophe, cataclysm] 2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm]
• cataplasm 0
  n 1: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: poultice, cataplasm, plaster]
• centralism 0
  n 1: the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
• chasm 0
  n 1: a deep opening in the earth's surface
• chiliasm 0
  n 1: belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn: millenarianism, millenarism, millenniumism, chiliasm]
• classicalism 0
  n 1: a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" [syn: classicism, classicalism] [ant: Romantic Movement, Romanticism]
• clericalism 0
  n 1: a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
• commercialism 0
  n 1: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism]
• communalism 0
  n 1: the practice of communal living and common ownership 2: loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
• conceptualism 0
  n 1: the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
• conventionalism 0
  n 1: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant: unconventionality]
• cytoplasm 0
  n 1: the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism [syn: cytoplasm, cytol]
• denominationalism 0
  n 1: a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn: sectarianism, denominationalism] 2: the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
• diabolism 0
  n 1: a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) [syn: diabolism, demonism, Satanism]
• dualism 0
  n 1: the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
• ectoplasm 0
  n 1: (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance 2: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
• ecumenicalism 0
  n 1: (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]
• embolism 0
  n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: embolism, intercalation] 2: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
• emotionalism 0
  n 1: emotional nature or quality [syn: emotionality, emotionalism] [ant: emotionlessness, unemotionality]
• endoplasm 0
  n 1: the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
• enthusiasm 0
  n 1: a feeling of excitement 2: overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval [syn: exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience] 3: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"
• environmentalism 0
  n 1: the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth [ant: hereditarianism] 2: the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
• evangelism 0
  n 1: zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel
• existentialism 0
  n 1: (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves [syn: existentialism, existential philosophy, existentialist philosophy]
• experimentalism 0
  n 1: an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles 2: an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psychologists are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism"
• fatalism 0
  n 1: a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable 2: a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
• federalism 0
  n 1: the idea of a federal organization of more or less self- governing units
• feudalism 0
  n 1: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war [syn: feudalism, feudal system]
• formalism 0
  n 1: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented [ant: imitation] 2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications 3: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
• fundamentalism 0
  n 1: the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
• holism 0
  n 1: the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states" [syn: holism, holistic theory] [ant: atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory]
• iconoclasm 0
  n 1: the orientation of an iconoclast
• individualism 0
  n 1: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness] 2: a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence 3: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs [syn: individualism, laissez faire]
• infantilism 0
  n 1: an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics 2: infantile behavior in mature persons
• internationalism 0
  n 1: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences [ant: nationalism] 2: quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" [syn: internationality, internationalism]
• journalism 0
  n 1: newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: journalism, news media] 2: the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
• legalism 0
  n 1: strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
• liberalism 0
  n 1: a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution 2: an economic theory advocating free competition and a self- regulating market
• literalism 0
  n 1: the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature 2: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
• localism 0
  n 1: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality 2: a partiality for some particular place [syn: sectionalism, provincialism, localism]
• macrocosm 0
  n 1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
• metabolism 0
  n 1: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals [syn: metamorphosis, metabolism] 2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life [syn: metabolism, metabolic process]
• microcosm 0
  n 1: a miniature model of something
• minimalism 0
  n 1: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color [syn: minimalism, minimal art, reductivism]
• mongolism 0
  n 1: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 21]
• nationalism 0
  n 1: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" [syn: patriotism, nationalism] 2: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other [ant: internationalism, multiculturalism] 3: the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination 4: the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals [ant: internationalism]
• naturalism 0
  n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations 2: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description [syn: naturalism, realism]
• neoplasm 0
  n 1: an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn: tumor, tumour, neoplasm]
• orgasm 0
  n 1: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
• paternalism 0
  n 1: the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
• phantasm 0
  n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre] 2: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow]
• photojournalism 0
  n 1: journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures
• pluralism 0
  n 1: a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated 2: the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements [ant: monism] 3: the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time
• pointillism 0
  n 1: a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France 2: a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
• populism 0
  n 1: the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
• professionalism 0
  n 1: the expertness characteristic of a professional person
• protoplasm 0
  n 1: the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) [syn: protoplasm, living substance]
• provincialism 0
  n 1: a lack of sophistication 2: a partiality for some particular place [syn: sectionalism, provincialism, localism]
• pugilism 0
  n 1: fighting with the fists [syn: boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs]
• racialism 0
  n 1: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: racism, racialism, racial discrimination]
• radicalism 0
  n 1: the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
• rationalism 0
  n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience 2: the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth 3: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct [syn: rationalism, freethinking]
• regionalism 0
  n 1: a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region 2: a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas 3: loyalty to the interests of a particular region
• revivalism 0
  n 1: an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith
• sarcasm 0
  n 1: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"-- Jonathan Swift [syn: sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark]
• sectionalism 0
  n 1: a partiality for some particular place [syn: sectionalism, provincialism, localism]
• sensationalism 0
  n 1: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes 2: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation" [syn: sensationalism, luridness] 3: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good [syn: sensualism, sensationalism] 4: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism]
• sentimentalism 0
  n 1: the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form 2: a predilection for sentimentality
• socialism 0
  n 1: a political theory advocating state ownership of industry 2: an economic system based on state ownership of capital [syn: socialism, socialist economy] [ant: capitalism, capitalist economy]
• somnambulism 0
  n 1: walking by a person who is asleep [syn: sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation]
• spasm 0
  n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn: spasm, cramp, muscle spasm] 2: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
• spiritualism 0
  n 1: (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God 2: the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) 3: concern with things of the spirit [syn: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness] [ant: worldliness]
• structuralism 0
  n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse [syn: structuralism, structural linguistics] 2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn: structuralism, structural anthropology] 3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals [syn: structuralism, structural sociology]
• supernaturalism 0
  n 1: a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding 2: the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces [syn: supernaturalism, supernaturalness]
• symbolism 0
  n 1: a system of symbols and symbolic representations 2: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn: symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation] 3: an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images
• syndicalism 0
  n 1: a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions
• teetotalism 0
  n 1: abstaining from alcohol [syn: teetotaling, teetotalism]
• traditionalism 0
  n 1: strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings [syn: traditionalism, traditionality] 2: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters) 3: the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions
• tribalism 0
  n 1: the state of living together in tribes 2: the beliefs of a tribal society
• universalism 0
  n 1: the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
• vandalism 0
  n 1: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief]
• verbalism 0
  n 1: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" [syn: expression, verbal expression, verbalism] 2: overabundance of words [syn: verbiage, verbalism]
• vocalism 0
  n 1: the system of vowels used in a particular language [syn: vowel system, vocalism] 2: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox]
• plasm 0
  n 1: the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes [syn: germ plasm, plasm] 2: the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended [syn: plasma, plasm, blood plasma]
• sarcoplasm 0
  n 1: the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
• mentalism 0
  n 1: (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness
• specialism 0
  n 1: the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation 2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism]
• syndactylism 0
  n 1: birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes [syn: syndactyly, syndactylism]
• virilism 0
  n 1: the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
• commensalism 0
  n 1: the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
• katabolism 0
  n 1: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism] [ant: anabolism, constructive metabolism]

See also pleonasm definition