Ancient Greek word root · Suffixes
-ism: doctrine, practice, condition
-ism is an Ancient Greek root meaning “doctrine, practice, condition”. Learn its variants and explore 4 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: doctrine, practice, condition
Root forms: -ism, -ist
Word family and examples
- atheist
a person who disbelieves in the existence of God or gods
- euphemism
a mild word substituted for one considered too harsh
- anachronism
a thing belonging to a period other than the one in which it exists
- neologism
a newly coined word or expression
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