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utilitarianism vs ism

ism vs utilitarianism

utilitarianism and ism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
utilitarianism Yes No No No
ism Yes No No No
As nouns, ism is a hypernym of utilitarianism; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than utilitarianism:
  • utilitarianism: doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
  • ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of utilitarianism include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.
utilitarianism (noun) ism (noun)
doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Difference between utilitarianism and ism

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