2K+ Words That Rhyme With MELANISM

• 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

• 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

• 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 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

• the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

• strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

• the business of providing services to tourists

• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• (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

• 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

• 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

• an economic system based on private ownership of capital

• electricity produced by chemical action

• the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

• a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature

• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)

• a short pithy instructive saying

• food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

• acceptance of the inevitability of defeat

• the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies

• 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 social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

• the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

• the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

• an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age

• the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future

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

• the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

• the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

• an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures.

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

• any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

• (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• rowdy behavior

• a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)

• an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans

• an indifference to pleasure or pain

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

• deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

• the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex

• an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

• the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

• a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior

• The belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity.

• Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles

• Alternative spelling of Vulcanism