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ETYMOLOGY ANALYSIS #3: Put it Into Practice
All the words in this lesson contain the suffix –ism, which denotes “doctrine or practice of,”
or the suffix –ist, which means “one who advocates a belief or doctrine”
1) Anthropologist: N. a scientist specializing in the study of human physical, social, and cultural development
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-ist is the suffix used and it means “one who advocates a belief or doctrine”
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The base word is “anthropo” which comes from the Latin word anthropologia which means “pertaining to man”
2) Botanist: N. a scientist who studies plant life
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-ist is the suffix used and it means “one who advocates a belief or doctrine”
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The base word is “botan” which comes from the Greek word botanikos which means “of herbs.”
3) Capitalism: N. an economic system based on a free market and private ownership of businesses
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-ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The root word is "capital” which means “the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in
business”
4) Capitalist: N. a person who favors capitalism or who invests in businesses
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-ist is the suffix used and it means “one who advocates a belief or doctrine”
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The root word is "capital” which means “the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in
business”
5) Catechism: N. instruction by a series of questions and answers
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--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The base word is “catech” which comes from the Greek word katekhizein which means “to teach orally.”
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6) Fatalism: N. a belief that all events are predetermined and unchangeable
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--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The root word is “fatal” and it means “decreed by destiny”
7) Hedonism: N. the belief in pleasure as the sole good
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--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The base word is “hedon” which comes from the Latin word hedys which means “sweetness.”
8) Idealism: N. the practice of forming, believing in, and living by ideals
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--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The root word is “ideal” which means “standard or model”
9) Monotheism: N. the belief in one god
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mono- is the prefix used and it means “single”
--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The base word is "the” which comes from the Greek word theos “a god.’
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Nationalism: N. loyalty and devotion to a nation
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--ism is the suffix used and it means “doctrine or practice of”
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The root word is “national” which means “patriotic.”
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