-ism, -ismus


euphemism (s) (noun), euphemisms (pl)
1. A mild or pleasant word, or phrase, which is used in place of one that might be considered too direct, too harsh, too unpleasant, or too offensive: One example of a euphemism is to use "eliminate" instead of "kill".
2. The use of a word, or phrase, that is more neutral, vague, or indirect to replace a direct, harsh, unpleasant, or an insulting term: Instead of Gordon saying that his wife was just too fat, he used a euphemism mentioning that she just had a lot of “love handles”!
A mild or vague expression instead of one which is considered to be harsh or blunt.
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An agreeable description that is substituted for a disagreeable one.
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The substitution of a mild statement for one that could suggest something unpleasand.
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Having a wide jaw.
A normal condition of thymus activity.
eutropism (s) (noun), eutropisms (pl)
evangelicism (s) (noun), evangelicisms (pl)
Evangelical principles; evangelism.
evangelism (s) (noun), evangelisms (pl)
2. The work of an evangelist.
1. The theory of biological evolution.
2. Belief in the theory of biological evolution.
3. Advocacy of or belief in biological evolution.
existentialism (s) (noun), existentialisms (pl)


exorcism (s), exorcisms (pl) (nouns)