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• habitual absence from work
Example sentence • The company experienced high levels of absenteeism last month.
10 4 noun n Example sentence • The belief in monotheism arose independently in different parts of the world.
8 3 noun n Example sentence • The rowdyism at the concert was out of control.
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• the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
Example sentence • In deism , God is seen as a distant and uninvolved creator of the universe.
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• the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist
Example sentence • Many people criticize lobbyism as a corrupting influence on government.
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• hatred of change or innovation
Example sentence • His misoneism made him refuse to use social media platforms.
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• belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
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• A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other.
Example sentence • One example of ditheism is the concept of Yin and Yang in Chinese philosophy.
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Example sentence • His old-fashioned views on technology revealed a clear case of fogeyism .
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Example sentence • The researchers found evidence of pygmyism in the fossilized remains of ancient humanoids.
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Example sentence • The government implemented policies to address the challenges of refugeeism .
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Example sentence • She has a deep fascination with zombiism and often studies related literature.
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Example sentence • The concept of autotheisms challenges traditional notions of worship.
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• An early 20th-century Russian school of poetry that rejected the vagueness and emotionality of Symbolism in favor of Imagist clarity and texture.
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• excessive or affected modesty
Example sentence • He criticized his opponent's campaign for relying too heavily on grundyism .
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• a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader
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• the belief that God is in part of the universe and its phenomena and also transcends the universe and intervenes in its operations
Example sentence • Many Eastern religions incorporate elements of panentheism .
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• the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India
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• the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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• the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat
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Example sentence • His asteism was meant to be funny, but it just came across as mean-spirited.
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Example sentence • She often talked about autotheism and her own divine nature.
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Example sentence • His speech was filled with dogberryism , making it hard to understand his point.
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Example sentence • Her dowdyism was evident in her outdated clothing choices.
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Example sentence • Some philosophers argue that egotheism is a form of narcissism.
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Example sentence • Her ladyism was evident in the way she carried herself.
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Example sentence • The writer's novel was a great work of mythopoeism .
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Example sentence • The linguist studied the phaeism in the regional dialect.
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Example sentence • The ancient civilization practiced tetratheism , believing in four powerful gods.
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Example sentence • She is often criticized for her trendyism , as she constantly changes her style to match current trends.
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Example sentence • Her zanyisms always left us in stitches.
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• 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
Example sentence • The government is taking strict measures to counter terrorism .
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• the business of providing services to tourists
Example sentence • The government is investing heavily in promoting tourism .
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• a brutal barbarous savage act
Example sentence • The historian described the invading army's acts of barbarism .
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• a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Example sentence • The earthquake caused a cataclysm that destroyed entire cities.
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• the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Example sentence • His heroism during the war earned him a medal of honor.
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• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality
Example sentence • His idealism about the future often led him to take risks.
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• the quality of being individual
Example sentence • The country's culture promotes individualism , encouraging people to pursue their own goals.
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• attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
Example sentence • The magnetic field of the Earth creates a force of magnetism .
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• genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
Example sentence • The museum exhibition explores the influence of modernism on contemporary art.
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• a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
Example sentence • She was deeply interested in the study of mysticism .
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• 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
Example sentence • The artist is known for his fascination with surrealism .
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• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Example sentence • The park was closed temporarily due to vandalism .
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• an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
Example sentence • Negative tropism is when an organism moves or grows away from a particular stimulus.
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• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Example sentence • The monarchy in that country practiced absolutism , with the king having unlimited authority.
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• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
Example sentence • He dedicated his life to the pursuit of alpinism .
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• the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
Example sentence • His amateurism in playing the piano was evident in his lack of technique.
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• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • One famous aphorism is 'Know thyself.'
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