Word: prohibitionism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
hi
bi
tio
ni
sm
Definition: The doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited)
Morphemes:
Affix: prohibit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: habeō
Language: la
Decoded: habeo
Meaning: I have
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.