3K+ Words That Rhyme With STOICISM

• 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 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

• 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

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

• the branch of science that studies magnetism

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• freeing from evil spirits

• newspapers and magazines collectively

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

• an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

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

• discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

• the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

• the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

• 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

• excessive intolerance of opposing views

• 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 belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)

• sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)

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

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• a brutal barbarous savage act

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

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

• 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

• 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

• 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 revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

• the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

• complete denial of all established authority and institutions

• the feeling that things will turn out badly

• a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

• the business of providing services to tourists

• an economic system based on private ownership of capital

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

• 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

• (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

• 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 quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

• a short pithy instructive saying

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

• 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

• the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

• transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

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

• 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

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• 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

• 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