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- n a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
- Shi'ism differs from the Sunni tradition in a handful of important ways not only in its belief in who was the legitimate heir to the Prophet Muhammad's leadership of the .
- It is an ism whose time has come, or returned; and though no ism lasts too long in America, this one appears likely to have an extended run.
- Silverism Tasker Lowndes Oddie, Senator from Nevada, is Chairman of the special Senate Committee on Gold and Silver inquiry.