Word: executionism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xe
cu
tio
ni
sm
Definition: A 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates.
Morphemes:
Affix: execute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: sequor
Language: la
Decoded: sequor
Meaning: to follow
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
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.