Words that rhyme with scotticism

n 1: orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: scholasticism, academicism, academism]

n 1: a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence" 2: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism]

n 1: the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state 2: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence] 3: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: asceticism, ascesis]

n 1: intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" [syn: athleticism, strenuosity]

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]

n 1: a cynical feeling of distrust

n 1: communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive; "the didacticism expected in books for the young"; "the didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums"

n 1: making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: eclecticism, eclectic method]

n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism] 2: the application of empirical methods in any art or science 3: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: quackery, empiricism]

n 1: a state of anticipation of sexuality [syn: eroticism, erotism] 2: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness]

n 1: the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" [syn: exoticism, exoticness, exotism]

n 1: excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry]

n 1: a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

n 1: a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history

n 1: the property of being suitable for singing [syn: lyricality, lyricism, songfulness] 2: unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm

n 1: asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

n 1: a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality [syn: mysticism, religious mysticism] 2: obscure or irrational thought

n 1: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; "self-love that shut out everyone else" [syn: self-love, narcism, narcissism]

n 1: revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation

n 1: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis]

n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [syn: banishment, ostracism, Coventry] 2: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

n 1: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: paroxysm, fit, convulsion]

n 1: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes 2: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality" [syn: Romanticism, Romantic Movement] [ant: classicalism, classicism] 3: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) [syn: romanticism, romance]

n 1: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism]

n 1: the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers 2: orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: scholasticism, academicism, academism]

n 1: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie]

n 1: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

n 1: an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) [syn: Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism] 2: a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens [syn: Anglicism, Britishism]

n 1: speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'

n 1: the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church [syn: Catholicism, Catholicity]

n 1: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

n 1: a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader [syn: Nazism, Naziism, national socialism]