-icism

English Etymology From en -ic -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in en asceticism, en mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in en anglicism). Some productivity within English, as in en witticism (1670s, by analogy with en criticism). Pronunciation en /ɪsɪzəm/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--icisim.wav Southern England Suffix Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases. Derived terms en en academicism aestheticism agnosticism anglicism athleticism classicism criticism cynicism eclecticism empiricism esotericism fanaticism pedanticism stoicism witticism Translations forming abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases Hungarian: hu -icizmus, hu -izmus Anagrams en ciims -misic SIMIC Simic