3K+ Rhyming Words For CYCLICISM

• a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

• obscure or irrational thought

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

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

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

• orthodoxy of a scholastic variety

• the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers

• an indifference to pleasure or pain

• (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a rural idiom or expression

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

• the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

• 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

• habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

• an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original text

• a petty disparagement

• a brutal barbarous savage act

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• (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

• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

• a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• 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

• (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare is the basis of morality

• concern for your own interests and welfare

• a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

• the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals

• 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

• newspapers and magazines collectively

• the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

• the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

• the technical aspects of doing something

• a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

• device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function