13-letter words containing nis
- concessionist — a person who supports or recommends concession
- connectionism — the theory that the connections between brain cells mediate thought and govern behaviour
- connectionist — An advocate of connectionism.
- contortionism — the practice of contorting, esp as a performance
- contortionist — A contortionist is someone who twists their body into strange and unnatural shapes and positions in order to entertain other people, for example in a circus.
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- conventionist — a conventioneer
- convulsionist — a person who believes that major geological changes were caused by intense convulsions
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
- cyberfeminism — A community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demolitionist — an act or instance of demolishing.
- derivationist — a person who believes that it is possible to derive knowledge of what is good for humans from a metaphysical study of humans themselves
- deterministic — Deterministic ideas or explanations are based on determinism.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- discordianism — (recreation) /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ The veneration of Eris, also known as Discordia; widely popular among hackers. Discordianism was popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Illuminatus!" as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners - it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes. Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati. See Religion, Church of the SubGenius, and ha ha only serious.
- diversionists — Plural form of diversionist.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- edwardsianism — a modified form of Calvinism taught by Jonathan Edwards.
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- equestrianism — The skill or sport of horse riding . As an Olympic sport it is divided into three disciplines: show jumping, dressage, and the three-day event (combining show jumping, dressage, and cross-country riding).
- ethnobotanist — A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany.
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- eurocommunism — the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
- euthanisation — Alternative spelling of euthanization.
- exclusionists — Plural form of exclusionist.
- excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.
- exhibitionism — Extravagant behavior that is intended to attract attention to oneself.
- exhibitionist — A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention.
- expansionists — Plural form of expansionist.
- expeditionist — (rare) One who goes on an expedition.
- expressionism — A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- extortionists — Plural form of extortionist.
- faunistically — in a faunistic manner
- feuilletonism — The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
- feuilletonist — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- finisher card — (in manufacturing fibers) the last card in the carding process, for converting stock into roving.
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- galvanisation — Alternative form of galvanization.
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
- half-finished — ended or completed.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- hopkinsianism — a modified Calvinism taught by Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), that emphasized the sovereignty of God, the importance of His decrees, and the necessity of submitting to His will, accepting even damnation, if required, for His glory, and holding that ethics is merely disinterested benevolence.