monism vs ism

monism and ism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monism	Yes	No	No	No
ism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ism is a hypernym of monism; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than monism:

monism: the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of monism include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

monism (noun)	ism (noun)
the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school