D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ism

· IPA /ˈɪz.əm/
01 n. A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
  1. 1.
    A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
    “The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which no man can number.” — S. G. Goodrich.