The first recorded usage of the suffix ism as a separate word in its own right was in 1680. By the nineteenth century it was being used by Thomas Carlyle to signify a pre-packaged ideology. It was later used in this sense by such writers as Julian Huxley and George Bernard Shaw. In the United States of the mid-nineteenth century, the phrase "the isms" was used as a collective derogatory term to lump together the radical social reform movements of the day (such as slavery abolitionism, feminism, alcohol prohibitionism, Fourierism, pacifism, Technoism, early socialism, etc.) and various spiritual or religious movements considered non-mainstream by the standards of the time (such as transcendentalism, spiritualism or "spirit rapping", Mormonism, the Oneida movement often accused of "free love", etc.). Southerners often prided themselves on the American South being free from all of these pernicious "Isms" (except for alcohol temperance campaigning, which was compatible with a traditional Protestant focus on individual morality). So on September 5 and 9, 1856, the Examiner newspaper of Richmond, Virginia, ran editorials on "Our Enemies, the Isms and their Purposes", while in 1858 Parson Brownlow called for a "Missionary Society of the South, for the Conversion of the Freedom Shriekers, Spiritualists, Free-lovers, Fourierites, and Infidel Reformers of the North" (see The Freedom-of-thought Struggle in the Old South by Clement Eaton). In the present day, it appears in the title of a standard survey of political thought, Today's Isms by William Ebenstein, first published in the 1950s, and now in its 11th edition.
In 2004, the Oxford English Dictionary added two new draft definitions of -isms to reference their relationship to words that convey injustice:[6]
"Forming nouns with the sense 'belief in the superiority of one—over another'; as racism, sexism, speciesism, etc."
^"ism n.". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2014. (subscription required)
^Prettejohn, Elizabeth (15 September 2012). "The Discovery of Greek Sculpture". The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso. New Directions in Classics Series. Vol. 2. London: I.B.Tauris (published 2012). p. 61. ISBN9781848859036. [...] another grand narrative, no less compelling than the familiar succession of 'isms' [...]
^Braund, Susanna Morton (19 July 2005) [2002]. Latin Literature. Classical Foundations. Routledge. p. 65. ISBN9781134646777. Retrieved 6 August 2023. As President Eisenhower allegedly said, 'All -isms are wasms'. [...] I hope to avoid the tyranny of the -isms [...].
^Krieger, Nancy (2020). "Measures of Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism, and Gender Binarism for Health Equity Research: From Structural Injustice to Embodied Harm – An Ecosocial Analysis". Annual Review of Public Health. 41: 37–62. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094017. PMID 31765272.
^"The Word of the Year is: -ism | Merriam-Webster".
Isms: Understanding Art by Stephen Little (A & C Black, 2004, ISBN978-0713670110), one of a series of similar titles including ... Architecture, ... Modern Art, ... Fashion and ... Religions.
The Ism Book: A Field Guide to Philosophy by Peter Saint-Andre.
February 15, 2024
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Look up ism in Wiktionary the free dictionary ism ˌ ɪ z em is a suffix in many English words originally derived from the Ancient Greek suffix ismos ismos and reached English through the Latin ismus and the French isme 1 It means taking side with or imitation of and is often used to describe philosophies theories religions social movements artistic movements lifestyles 2 and behaviors 3 It is typically added to nouns The concept of an ism may resemble that of a grand narrative 4 Skeptics of any given isms can quote the dictum attributed to Eisenhower All isms are wasms 5 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 Further readingHistory editThe first recorded usage of the suffix ism as a separate word in its own right was in 1680 By the nineteenth century it was being used by Thomas Carlyle to signify a pre packaged ideology It was later used in this sense by such writers as Julian Huxley and George Bernard Shaw In the United States of the mid nineteenth century the phrase the isms was used as a collective derogatory term to lump together the radical social reform movements of the day such as slavery abolitionism feminism alcohol prohibitionism Fourierism pacifism Technoism early socialism etc and various spiritual or religious movements considered non mainstream by the standards of the time such as transcendentalism spiritualism or spirit rapping Mormonism the Oneida movement often accused of free love etc Southerners often prided themselves on the American South being free from all of these pernicious Isms except for alcohol temperance campaigning which was compatible with a traditional Protestant focus on individual morality So on September 5 and 9 1856 the Examiner newspaper of Richmond Virginia ran editorials on Our Enemies the Isms and their Purposes while in 1858 Parson Brownlow called for a Missionary Society of the South for the Conversion of the Freedom Shriekers Spiritualists Free lovers Fourierites and Infidel Reformers of the North see The Freedom of thought Struggle in the Old South by Clement Eaton In the present day it appears in the title of a standard survey of political thought Today s Isms by William Ebenstein first published in the 1950s and now in its 11th edition In 2004 the Oxford English Dictionary added two new draft definitions of isms to reference their relationship to words that convey injustice 6 Forming nouns with the sense belief in the superiority of one over another as racism sexism speciesism etc Forming nouns with the sense discrimination or prejudice against on the basis of as ageism bodyism heightism faceism lookism sizeism weightism etc In December 2015 Merriam Webster Dictionary declared ism to be the Word of the Year 7 See also editFor examples of the use of ism as a suffix List of philosophies Glossary of philosophy List of political ideologies List of art movements Discrimination TypesNotes and references edit ism Oxford English Dictionary online Oxford Oxford University Press 2014 subscription required Such as hedonism or consumerism ism n Oxford English Dictionary online Oxford Oxford University Press 2014 subscription required Prettejohn Elizabeth 15 September 2012 The Discovery of Greek Sculpture The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso New Directions in Classics Series Vol 2 London I B Tauris published 2012 p 61 ISBN 9781848859036 another grand narrative no less compelling than the familiar succession of isms Braund Susanna Morton 19 July 2005 2002 Latin Literature Classical Foundations Routledge p 65 ISBN 9781134646777 Retrieved 6 August 2023 As President Eisenhower allegedly said All isms are wasms I hope to avoid the tyranny of the isms Krieger Nancy 2020 Measures of Racism Sexism Heterosexism and Gender Binarism for Health Equity Research From Structural Injustice to Embodied Harm An Ecosocial Analysis Annual Review of Public Health 41 37 62 doi 10 1146 annurev publhealth 040119 094017 PMID 31765272 The Word of the Year is ism Merriam Webster Further reading editToday s Isms Socialism Capitalism Fascism Communism Libertarianism by Alan Ebenstein William Ebenstein and Edwin Fogelman 11th ed Pearson 1999 ISBN 978 0130257147 Isms and Ologies 453 Difficult Doctrines You ve Always Pretended to Understand by Arthur Goldwag Quercus 2007 ISBN 978 1847241764 ranges from Abolitionism to Zoroastrianism Isms Understanding Art by Stephen Little A amp C Black 2004 ISBN 978 0713670110 one of a series of similar titles including Architecture Modern Art Fashion and Religions The Ism Book A Field Guide to Philosophy by Peter Saint Andre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ism amp oldid 1200789534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
