-icism
English
editEtymology
editFrom -ic + -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in asceticism, mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in anglicism).
Some productivity within English, as in witticism (1670s, by analogy with criticism).
Suffix
edit-icism
- Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases.
Derived terms
editterms derived using -icism