Godard is…influenced, reportedly, by the poetry of Francis Ponge, which is concerned with “Thingism,” the seeming life and effect of “things” (New Republic).
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-ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… … Useful english dictionary
ism — noun a) A belief that can be described by a word ending in ism. […] his religion, his worship was like his daily bread to him; which he did not take the trouble to talk much about; which he merely ate at stated intervals, and lived and did his… … Wiktionary
-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
Tri-ism — What is Tri ism? = Tri ism is a belief system that focuses around faith in the “Three Personalities Theory” . This theory states that every single person has three different personalities whose struggle for control make them who they are. It is a … Wikipedia
Chic-Ism — Studio album by Chic Released March 3, 1992 … Wikipedia
phi|lis|tin|ism — or phi|lis|tin|ism «fuh LIHS tuh nihz uhm, FIHL uh stuh NIHZ », noun. the character or views of uncultured, commonplace persons: »Philistinism! We have not the expression in English…perhaps…because we have so much of the thing (Matthew Arnold) … Useful english dictionary
Phi|lis|tin|ism — or phi|lis|tin|ism «fuh LIHS tuh nihz uhm, FIHL uh stuh NIHZ », noun. the character or views of uncultured, commonplace persons: »Philistinism! We have not the expression in English…perhaps…because we have so much of the thing (Matthew Arnold) … Useful english dictionary
di|plo|ma|ism — «duh PLOH muh ihz uhm», noun. undue emphasis on the acquisition of an academic degree, especially as a qualification for hiring personnel: »The obvious question is whether a degreeless society would produce enough skilled people to bring… … Useful english dictionary
mon|ism — «MON ihz uhm, MOH nihz », noun. Philosophy. 1. the doctrine that the universe can be explained by one substance or principle, such as matter, mind, or some other single thing or force. 2. the doctrine that reality is an indivisible, universal… … Useful english dictionary
mi·cro·or·gan·ism — /ˌmaıkroʊˈoɚgəˌnızəm/ noun, pl isms [count] biology : an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope … Useful english dictionary
