num_pages: 256
description: If you love words, you’ll love -iSMs!There are words—and then there are -ISMs. More than just expressions with a wacky suffix, -ISMs are the eccentric geniuses of the English language. From esoteric philosophies and arcane religions to avant-garde artistic movements and kinky sexual practices, -ISMs describe our highest forms of human thought and endeavor—and our very lowest.In this engaging and enlightening book, you’ll explore more than 200 of the most interesting, mysterious, and obscure -ISMs, discovering the true meaning of these intriguing words as well as the often bizarre etymologies, mythologies, and the common and not-so-common usage behind them. With -ISMs as your guide, you’ll be the most sophisticated wordsmith since Yogi Berra.
language: English
title: Isms: From Autoeroticism to Zoroastrianism--an Irreverent Reference
titlecomplete: Isms: From Autoeroticism to Zoroastrianism--an Irreverent Reference
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Adams Media