600+ Words That Rhyme With TELESM

• belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification

• 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

• the business of providing services to tourists

• 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

• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

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

• habitual absence from work

• 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.)

• an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.

• the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.

• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)

• the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money

• a short pithy instructive saying

• any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

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

• a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

• 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

• tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature

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

• concern for your own interests and welfare

• (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

• the disposition and habits of an epicure

• an inclination to favor some person or group

• unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

• 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

• an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics

• infantile behavior in mature persons

• 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

• belief in a single God

• characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

• (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

• 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

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

• the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

• the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct

• habitual relapse into crime

• a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region

• a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas

• loyalty to the interests of a particular region

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved