-ism

 
Syllabification:

suffix

  • forming nouns:
  • 1denoting an action or its result: baptism exorcism
  • denoting a state or quality: barbarism
  • 2denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement: Anglicanism feminism hedonism
  • denoting a basis for prejudice or discrimination: racism
  • 3denoting a peculiarity in language: colloquialism Canadianism
  • 4denoting a pathological condition: alcoholism

Origin:

from French -isme, via Latin from Greek -ismos, -isma