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What are words with the Latin root ism in them?

Here are some words with the Latin root "ism" (meaning "doctrine," "theory," or "characteristic"):

-ism:

* Absurdism: The belief that life is meaningless and absurd.

* Activism: The practice of engaging in vigorous action to promote a cause.

* Adultery: The act of engaging in sexual intercourse with someone other than one's spouse.

* Agnosticism: The view that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable.

* Altruism: The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

* Anarchism: The belief in the abolition of all government and the state.

* Animism: The belief that natural objects, such as trees and rocks, have spirits or souls.

* Apathy: A lack of feeling or emotion.

* Atheism: The disbelief in the existence of God.

* Automatism: The state of acting or behaving unconsciously or involuntarily.

* Barbarism: The state of being uncivilized or savage.

* Capitalism: An economic system in which private individuals own and control the means of production.

* Chauvinism: Excessive patriotism or loyalty to one's country.

* Communism: A political and economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.

* Conservatism: A political philosophy that emphasizes tradition, established values, and limited government.

* Cosmopolitanism: The idea that all people belong to a single community based on shared humanity.

* Criticism: The act of making judgments about the merits and faults of something.

* Cynicism: A belief that people are motivated by selfishness and that nothing is good or sincere.

* Deism: The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in human affairs.

* Democracy: A system of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free elections.

* Determinism: The belief that all events are predetermined and that humans have no free will.

* Egoism: The belief that self-interest is the primary motivation for all actions.

* Empiricism: The belief that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.

* Fatalism: The belief that events are predetermined and cannot be changed.

* Feminism: The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

* Hedonism: The pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

* Heroism: Great bravery, courage, and noble actions.

* Humanism: A philosophical stance that emphasizes human reason, ethics, and morality.

* Idealism: The belief that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual.

* Individualism: The belief in the importance of the individual and their rights.

* Islamism: A political ideology that seeks to establish Islamic law and values as the basis for government and society.

* Judaism: The religion of the Jewish people.

* Liberalism: A political philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty, limited government, and free markets.

* Materialism: The belief that only matter exists and that there is no spiritual or supernatural reality.

* Mechanism: The view that the universe is governed by physical laws and that there is no room for free will or divine intervention.

* Mercantilism: An economic theory that emphasizes the importance of national wealth and the accumulation of gold and silver.

* Monotheism: The belief in one God.

* Moralism: The belief that people should be guided by moral principles.

* Nationalism: The belief in the importance of one's nation and its interests.

* Naturalism: The belief that all phenomena can be explained by natural causes.

* Nihilism: The belief that life is meaningless and that there are no objective values or morals.

* Optimism: The belief that good things will happen and that the future is bright.

* Pacifism: The belief that war and violence are always wrong.

* Patriotism: Love and devotion to one's country.

* Pessimism: The belief that bad things will happen and that the future is bleak.

* Pluralism: The belief that different groups in society should be allowed to coexist and express their views.

* Positivism: The belief that knowledge is based on scientific observation and experimentation.

* Pragmatism: The belief that the meaning of a concept is determined by its practical consequences.

* Racism: The belief that one race is superior to another.

* Realism: The belief that reality is independent of human perception.

* Relativism: The belief that truth is relative to the individual or culture.

* Revisionism: The act of reinterpreting or changing the accepted view of historical events.

* Romanticism: An artistic and literary movement that emphasized emotion, imagination, and individualism.

* Secularism: The belief that religion should be separate from government and public life.

* Socialism: An economic and political system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state or by the workers themselves.

* Stoicism: A philosophy that emphasizes virtue, reason, and self-control.

* Terrorism: The use of violence and intimidation to achieve political goals.

* Theism: The belief in the existence of God.

* Traditionalism: The belief in the importance of preserving traditional values and institutions.

* Utilitarianism: The belief that the best action is the one that produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

* Vegetarianism: The practice of abstaining from eating meat.

* Xenophobia: Fear or hatred of foreigners.

These are just a few examples, and there are many other words with the Latin root "ism."

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