An -ismo iyo an sarong suffix sa dakol na katagang Ingles, orihinal na ginuno sa Suanoy na Griyego na suffix -ισμός, -ισμός, asin naabot an English sa paagi kan Latin -ismus, asin kan French -isme.[1] Nangangahulugan iyan na "taking side with" o "imitasyon kan", asin parating piggagamit tanganing iladawan an mga pilosopiya, teorya, relihiyon, social movements, artistic movements asin behaviors.[2] Tipikal iyan na pigdudugang sa mga pangngaran.

An konsepto kan -ism posible na kaagid kan sarong grand narrative.[3]

An mga skeptics kan maski arin na itinaong -isms pwedeng mag-quote sa dictum na attributed ki Eisenhower: "All -isms are wasms".[4]

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  1. "-ism". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2014.  Plantilya:Subscription required
  2. "ism n.". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2014.  Plantilya:Subscription required
  3. Prettejohn, Elizabeth (15 September 2012). "The Discovery of Greek Sculpture". The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso. New Directions in Classics Series. 2. London: I.B.Tauris (published 2012). p. 61. ISBN 9781848859036. [...] another grand narrative, no less compelling than the familiar succession of 'isms' [...] 
  4. Braund, Susanna Morton (19 July 2005). Latin Literature. Classical Foundations. Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 9781134646777. Retrieved 6 August 2023. As President Eisenhower allegedly said, 'All -isms are wasms'. [...] I hope to avoid the tyranny of the -isms [...].  Unknown parameter |orig-date= ignored (help)