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-ism is a suffix in many English words, first usage , originally derived from Ancient Greek -ισμός (''-ismos''), reaching English through Latin, via French. It is often used in philosophy to define specific ideologies, and, as such, at times it is used as a noun when referring to a broad range of ideologies in a general sense. The suffix 'ism' qua ism is neutral and therefore bears no connotations associated with any of the many ideologies it has been appended to; such determinations can only be informed by public opinion regarding specific ideologies like ageism, cubeism etc. According to Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage it is a belief, attitude, style, etc., that is referred to by a word that ends in the suffix -ism : the act, practice, or process of doing something : behavior like that of a specified kind of person or thing : unfair treatment of a group of people who have a particular quality • act :practice :process • prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a (specified) attribute • state :condition :property • doctrine :theory :religion • adherence to a system or a class of principles • characteristic or peculiar feature or trait • a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory • an oppressive and especially discriminatory attitude or belief :"we all have got to come to grips with our isms" :— Joycelyn Elders For examples of the use of -ism as a suffix see the following: *List of philosophies *Glossary of philosophy *List of political ideologies *List of art movements == History of the term == The first recorded usage of the suffix ''ism'' as a separate word in its own right was in 1680. By the nineteenth century it was being used by Thomas Carlyle to signify a pre-packaged ideology. It was later used in this sense by such writers as Julian Huxley and George Bernard Shaw. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「-ism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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