3K+ Words That Rhyme With ISM

• division of a group into opposing factions

• the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

• 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

• a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

• a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• an economic system based on state ownership of capital

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

• an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• an insertion into a calendar

• occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

• discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

• discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

• a system of symbols and symbolic representations

• the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

• an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

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

• a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

• favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)

• an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

• tendency to assert principles as undeniably true

• a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature

• any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

• active strength of body or mind

• the activeness of an energetic personality

• an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

• an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

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