2K+ Words That Rhyme With ATHLETICISMS

• the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

• a brutal barbarous savage act

• a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

• attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

• the branch of science that studies magnetism

• genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

• the quality of being current or of the present

• practices typical of contemporary life or thought

• a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

• obscure or irrational thought

• a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

• the business of providing services to tourists

• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

• the quality of being individual

• a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

• the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

• a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

• an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)

• a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens

• the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

• the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

• rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

• a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive

• making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

• the application of empirical methods in any art or science

• medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• the quality of being exotic

• excessive intolerance of opposing views

• a word or phrase borrowed from French

• a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

• a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history

• the property of being suitable for singing

• unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm

• asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

• a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

• obscure or irrational thought

• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

• theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

• the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

• the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration