Talk:-ism

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Is "schism" really an "ism" in the same sense as the others on the list? Tokerboy

I've found a list of "theisms" on http://forums.philosophyforums.com/showthread.php?t=1680&goto=nextoldest

Some I could find on the net but not in Wikipedia, and some I couldn't find on the net except in that article. Should they be added to this article (and/or to God)? Nikola 09:26, 14 Sep 2003 (UTC)

The list:

Theism - the belief in a god or gods

Androtheism - the belief that God is man or a man
Atheism - a lack of belief in a god or gods
Acrotheism - belief in a "God at the top"
Algiatheism - the belief that God is pain
Allotheism - belief in an "other God"
Amphitheism - belief in "both Gods"
Antitheism - the belief in going against God
Archaetheism - the belief in an ancient God
Autotheism - the belief in a "self-God", or that God is oneself
Bitheism - the belief in two gods
Cacotheism - the belief in an evil God
Demotheism - the belief that God is people
Deuterotheism - the belief in the "second God"
Dystheism - the belief in a malequipped God
Erythrotheism - the belief that God is red
Extheism - the belief in a God that left
Eutheism - the belief in a good God
Genotheism - the belief that God spawned human life
Glycotheism - the belief that God is sugar
Gynotheism - the belief that God is woman or a woman
Hemitheism - the belief in half a God
Henotheism - the belief in one God while not denying the possibility of the existence of more than one God
Hippotheism - the belief that God is a horse
Holotheism - the belief in a whole God
Homotheism - the belief in a God similar to mankind
Hypertheism - the belief in an over-the-top, excessive God
Hypotheism - the belief in a miserly, humble God
Hysterotheism - the belief that God is a uterus
Idiotheism - the belief in God as an individual
Ideotheism - the belief in God as an idea
Isotheism - the belief that God is equal to Man
Kleptotheism - the belief that God is a thief
Leukotheism - the belief that God is white
Lipotheism - the belief that God is fat
Macrotheism - the belief in a large God
Mastotheism - the belief that God is a breast
Megatheism - the belief in an extremely large God
Metatheism - the belief in a God beyond the Universe
Microtheism - the belief in a small God
Monotheism - the belief in one God
Necrotheism - the belief that God is death
Neotheism - the belief in a new God
Oligotheism - the belief in a few gods
Orchidotheism - the belief that God is a testicle
Orthotheism - the belief in the correct God
Pathotheism - the belief that God is disease
Paleotheism - the belief in a God of antiquity
Pantheism - the belief that God is all
Pachytheism - the belief in a thick God
Polytheism - the belief in many Gods
Praseotheism - the belief in a green God
Prototheism - the belief in the first God
Pseudotheism - the belief in a false God
Pyotheism - the belief that God is pus
Scatotheism - the belief that God is (this word has been deleted)
Tautotheism - the belief in the same God
Teletheism - the belief in a distant or faraway God
Teleotheism - the belief in a consequent God
Triskaidekatheism - the belief in thirteen gods
Zootheism - the belief that God is an animal

Some of those might fit, but others sound like jokes. If you can figure out which ones are serious, then go for it. And by the way, you might want to watch some of your language. 65.172.233.90 04:08, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

1 Philosophy is not action
2 Question
3 Ism?
4 Organism
5 the article should stand as suffix but the definition should be the first sentence

[edit] Philosophy is not action

Philosophy is a school of thought and reason, such as doctrine and religion. Putting it with physical words such as "action" is incorrect. For example, there is a docrtine/philosophy to making edits on wikipedia. The action of making edits is a physical example of the philosophy/doctrine. Kainaw 12:34, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

From the "one of these words is not like the other" POV, that would be true. I was looking at it from the POV of words that described the example. Since the example was "terrorism," I listed words that are commonly found in dictionary definitions for that word: action, philosophy, process or practice. Perhaps we can take into account both POVs by using a less controversial word as an example. --Zephram Stark 13:31, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

It is a mistake to assume an example defines what it is an example of. For example, a dog is an example of a pet. A pet is not necessarily a dog. It may be a cat, hamster, or hedgehog. Terrorism is an example of an action, process, or practice. That does not mean that every action, process, or practice is terrorism. So, by adding "philosophy", you are attempting to redefine "action, process, or practice" with a definition of "terrorism". Kainaw 13:48, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

That is your opinion, and not a very popular opinion at that. Many resources, including most college texts put "terrorism" in more of the "doctrine, philosophy, theory" category. But like I said above, we don't have to find a definition of "terrorism" here. We can simply not use it as an example. Can you think of any other word that could be used as an example of "action, process, or practice?" --Zephram Stark 14:25, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

How about "voyeurism?" --Zephram Stark 16:47, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes. You could also use "vegetarianism". Any ism that constitutes an action, process, or practice. Your problem is that you fail to understand that something can be an action and a doctrine.

As for your trolling "That is your opinion" comment, name one person, other than you, that feels that if a dog is an example of a pet than all pets are dogs. You said it was "not a very popular opinion". So, show proof or stop trolling.

I can provide proof: "-ism: 1. Action; process; practice: terrorism." [1] The American Heritage Dictionary. I suppose you are going to claim that the American Heritage Dictionary is not a "college text" Kainaw 16:53, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree that terrorism is often used to signify an action. It is also used to signify the philosophy or doctrine behind that action. If you would like to help us define the terrorism article, I'm sure your input would be appreciated. The only thing I ask is that you please assume good faith when talking to me. --Zephram Stark 17:08, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Question

I was wondering if anyone had a reasonable answer for why we have Judaism, Mormonism, and, say, Rastafarianism, but not Christianism and Islamism? Is this simply because of historical reasons of how the words came to be? It seems that by calling something an -ism almost takes away from the strictly religious sense of the word and applies a distinction that might or might not be there. Anyway, any insight on this would be nice. Thanks. JoshMahar 23:28, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Christianism and Islamism are both actual words. I suppose you could call Catholisism a Christianism.

[edit] Ism?

I came across a wikipage a while ago that told about a belief of us being alone in the universe. It started with an "a", and i think it was an Ism, but i cant remember. Anyone know what this is? If it is an ism, please add it on here. --Firehawk1717 04:14, 30 June 2006 (UTC)