- French|ism
- French|ism «FREHN chihz uhm», noun.a French custom, idiom, or characteristic; Gallicism.
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french — french; french·er; french·i·fi·ca·tion; french·ify; french·i·ly; french·i·ness; french·ism; french·ize; french·man; French; french·ly; french·ness; … English syllables
-ism and -ity — These noun forming suffixes are derived via Old French from the Latin noun endings ismus and itas. The suffix ism forms nouns of action based on verbs or adjectives (baptism, criticism, heroism), and has a number of special meanings: (1) a… … Modern English usage
-ism — [ızəm] suffix [in nouns] [: French; Origin: isme, from Latin isma and ismus, from Greek isma and ismos, from verbs ending in izein; IZE] 1.) a political belief or religion based on a particular principle or the ideas and beliefs of a particular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
-ism — The suffix ism denotes a distinctive system of beliefs, myth, doctrine or theory that guides a social movement, institution, class or group. For example, baptize (literally derived from to dip ) becomes baptism, a distinctive system of cleansing… … Wikipedia
French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools — The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (i.e. government operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of… … Wikipedia
french canadianism — noun Usage: usually capitalized F&C Etymology: french canadian + ism : the movement advocating the political independence of French Canada and its culture … Useful english dictionary
French Chippendale — Chippendale Chip pen*dale, a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ism — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English isme, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, partly from Latin isma (from Greek) & partly from Latin ismus, from Greek ismos; Greek isma & ismos, from verbs in izein ize 1. a. act ; practice ; process … New Collegiate Dictionary
mut|ism — «MYOO tihz uhm», noun. 1. the condition of being mute; muteness: »Paulina was awed by the savants, but not quite to mutism (Charlotte Brontë). 2. Psychoanalysis. an emotional state in which the patient seems unable, or refuses, to speak. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|the|ism — «POL ee THEE ihz uhm», noun. the belief in or worship of more than one god: »A number of advanced groups like the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans had polytheism, a hierarchy of gods (Ogburn and Nimkoff). ╂[< French polythéisme < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
