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• sex|ism — «SEHK sihz uhm», noun. discrimination or prejudice based on a person s sex; sexual prejudice, especially against women, as in business or politics: »Our dominant economic classes and institutions…find declamations against “sexism” less… …   Useful english dictionary

• het|er|o|sex|ism — «HEHT uhr uh SEHK sihz uhm», noun. U.S. discrimination against homosexuals. ╂[blend of heterosexual and sexism] …   Useful english dictionary

• sex — sex; sex·a·ge·nar·i·an·ism; sex·a·ges·i·ma; sex·a·ges·i·mal·ly; sex·a·ges·i·mo quarto; sex·ag·o·nal; sex·an·gu·lar; sex·de·cil·lion; sex·digital; sex·dig·it·ism; sex·en·ni·al; sex·er; sex·foil; sex·hood; sex·i·ness; sex·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

• sex|u|al|ism — «SEHK shu uh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. sexuality as a principle of action or thought. 2. = sexuality. (Cf. ↑sexuality) …   Useful english dictionary

• Face-ism — or facial prominence is the relative prominence of the face in the portrayal of men and women. Research showed that media tend to feature more on men’s face and women’s body. Origin and subsequent studies The term “face ism” or “facial… …   Wikipedia

• -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

• Islamic view of anal sex — Anal sex in Sunni Islam is prohibited, [ [http://understanding islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question qid=262 understanding islam.com] ] and is controversial among Islamic scholars and disputes over anal sex also appear in premodern sources [… …   Wikipedia

• bi|sex|u|al|ism — «by SEHK shu uh LIHZ uhm», noun. = bisexuality. (Cf. ↑bisexuality) …   Useful english dictionary

• pan|sex|u|al|ism — «pan SEHK shu uh LIHZ uhm», noun. the view that the sexual instinct plays a role in all human thought and activity …   Useful english dictionary