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[edit] Schism

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

[edit] theisms

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)

[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)

[edit] Organism

Should Organism be in this list? Apus 10:18, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] the article should stand as suffix but the definition should be the first sentence

I am editing the first sentence to say the definition of -ism suffix.

[edit] Haruhiism

Just wondering. - Jigsy 20:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Burgeoning of isms

Numerous philosophies and isms were born following the liberalism of the Enlightenment/Age of Revolution. This is when isms really branched out to become isms of isms of isms. Might very well be insightful into the U.S. specific history on the page. I'll find a source. --Kenneth M Burke 19:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Really, A History of International Relations by Knutsen, Torbjorn L. (1997) provides the best detail on the burgeoning of 18th century "isms" that I have read. It is really quite insightful into the philosophy, but a book specifically on history of philosophy might be better. --Kenneth M Burke 02:15, 15 September 2007 (UTC)