-icism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]-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
[edit]terms derived using -icism