-ismussuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. historismus Brit.

/ˌhɪstəˈrɪzməs/, U.S.

/ˌhɪstəˈrɪzməs/.

Representing Greek -ismus or Latin -ismus (see -ism suffix), used similarly to -ism suffix, indicating a typical condition or typical conduct, in nouns formed from proper names, or indicating a system or principle, as in historismus, mysticismus, Sherlockismus, snobismus. Frequently with ironical or pejorative overtones.

1912 R. A. Knox in Blue Bk. (Oxford) July 132 There is a special kind of epigram, known as the Sherlockismus, of which the indefatigable Ratzegger has collected no less than 173 instances. The following may serve as examples: ‘Let me call your attention to the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.’ ‘The dog did nothing at all in the night-time.’ ‘That was the curious incident,’ said Sherlock Holmes. And again: ‘I was following you, of course.’ ‘Following me? I saw nobody.’ ‘That is what you must expect to see when I am following you,’ said Sherlock Holmes.

1948 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 1 142 This kind of un~historical thinking is neither Biblical nor Christian and..is allied to the speculations of Philo... This is certainly not the way to escape from the errors of Historismus.

1952 Spectator 14 Mar. 334/2 A sincere and compelling protest against mysticismus in power politics.

1959 H. Kenner Invisible Poet (1960) v. 241 His exchange with the Third Tempter opens with the figure of rhetoric the late Rev. Ronald Knox christened the Sherlockismus: Third Tempter: I am an unexpected visitor. Thomas: I expected you.

1961 Daily Tel. 23 June 18/5 Of all the practitioners of this new cult of ‘Sherlockismus’, Mr Starrett is..far the most interesting.

1971 A. Quinton in A. Bullock 20th Cent. 260/2 Massive studies of Historismus by the historians Troeltsch and Meinecke.

1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 113/2 Perhaps he has also done more than he reckoned to put an end to the tiresome excesses of Sherlockismus.

1974 V. Gielgud In Such a Night xx. 172 His acquaintances accused him of Victorian snobismus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-ismus
释义	-ismussuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. historismus Brit. /ˌhɪstəˈrɪzməs/, U.S. /ˌhɪstəˈrɪzməs/. Representing Greek -ismus or Latin -ismus (see -ism suffix), used similarly to -ism suffix, indicating a typical condition or typical conduct, in nouns formed from proper names, or indicating a system or principle, as in historismus, mysticismus, Sherlockismus, snobismus. Frequently with ironical or pejorative overtones. Π 1912 R. A. Knox in Blue Bk. (Oxford) July 132 There is a special kind of epigram, known as the Sherlockismus, of which the indefatigable Ratzegger has collected no less than 173 instances. The following may serve as examples: ‘Let me call your attention to the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.’ ‘The dog did nothing at all in the night-time.’ ‘That was the curious incident,’ said Sherlock Holmes. And again: ‘I was following you, of course.’ ‘Following me? I saw nobody.’ ‘That is what you must expect to see when I am following you,’ said Sherlock Holmes. 1948 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 1 142 This kind of un~historical thinking is neither Biblical nor Christian and..is allied to the speculations of Philo... This is certainly not the way to escape from the errors of Historismus. 1952 Spectator 14 Mar. 334/2 A sincere and compelling protest against mysticismus in power politics. 1959 H. Kenner Invisible Poet (1960) v. 241 His exchange with the Third Tempter opens with the figure of rhetoric the late Rev. Ronald Knox christened the Sherlockismus: Third Tempter: I am an unexpected visitor. Thomas: I expected you. 1961 Daily Tel. 23 June 18/5 Of all the practitioners of this new cult of ‘Sherlockismus’, Mr Starrett is..far the most interesting. 1971 A. Quinton in A. Bullock 20th Cent. 260/2 Massive studies of Historismus by the historians Troeltsch and Meinecke. 1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 113/2 Perhaps he has also done more than he reckoned to put an end to the tiresome excesses of Sherlockismus. 1974 V. Gielgud In Such a Night xx. 172 His acquaintances accused him of Victorian snobismus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < suffix1912
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