Words that rhyme with truism

• absenteeism 0
  n 1: habitual absence from work
• altruism 0
  n 1: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: altruism, selflessness] [ant: egocentrism, egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self- interest]
• archaism 0
  n 1: the use of an archaic expression [syn: archaism, archaicism]
• atheism 0
  n 1: the doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn: atheism, godlessness] [ant: theism] 2: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
• capitalism 0
  n 1: an economic system based on private ownership of capital [syn: capitalism, capitalist economy] [ant: socialism, socialist economy]
• chrism 0
  n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil]
• chrisom 0
  n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil]
• constitutionalism 0
  n 1: a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) 2: advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
• cronyism 0
  n 1: favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
• dandyism 0
  n 1: the manner and dress of a fop or dandy [syn: foppishness, dandyism]
• deism 0
  n 1: the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation [syn: deism, free thought]
• egoism 0
  n 1: (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality 2: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self- centeredness] [ant: altruism, selflessness]
• euphuism 0
  n 1: any artificially elegant style of language 2: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
• heroism 0
  n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy]
• jingoism 0
  n 1: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: flag waving, jingoism] 2: fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism]
• lobbyism 0
  n 1: the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist
• monotheism 0
  n 1: belief in a single God [ant: polytheism]
• pantheism 0
  n 1: (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods 2: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
• polytheism 0
  n 1: belief in multiple Gods [ant: monotheism]
• prism 0
  n 1: a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms 2: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image [syn: prism, optical prism]
• racism 0
  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]
• theism 0
  n 1: the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods [ant: atheism, godlessness]
• castroism 0
  n 1: a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
• dichroism 0
  n 1: pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
• grundyism 0
  n 1: excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism]
• hebraism 0
  n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish religion]
• hinduism 0
  n 1: the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal [syn: Hinduism, Hindooism] 2: a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils [syn: Hinduism, Hindooism]
• judaism 0
  n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish religion] 2: the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
• lamaism 0
  n 1: a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism [syn: Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism]
• mazdaism 0
  n 1: system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) [syn: Zoroastrianism, Mazdaism]
• rowdyism 0
  n 1: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness]
• tritheism 0
  n 1: (Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods
• trotskyism 0
  n 1: the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat
• mccarthyism 0
  n 1: unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
• pleochroism 0
  n 1: the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
• misoneism 0
  n 1: hatred of change or innovation
• taoism 0
  n 1: a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism 2: religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu 3: popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic [syn: Taoism, Hsuan Chiao] 4: philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events [syn: Taoism, Daoism]
• cockneyism 0
• ditheism 0
• echoism 0
• fideism 0
• henotheism 0
• toadyism 0
• entryism 0
• titoism 0
• toryism 0
• ultraism 0
• voluntaryism 0
• hylotheism 0

See also truism definition