Deletion of -ism

Comment: ism" is a case where |ignoring the rules needs to be invoked: there is a colloquial use of "-ism" by itself which makes it into a noun, pertaining to various schools of thought. This idea is explained in the "History" section -- & although brief, it contains material & sources that would not normally be found in the typical dictionary. If kept, though, this article needs to be rewritten to make it appear less like a dictionary entry. (The present shape of the lead paragraph & first section seem to be what created the impression that this is no more than a "dicdef" Wolfkeeper describes above
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Ignore all rules (WP:IAR)