Some -isms

There are few words that end in '-ism' and some of them have really been problematic to me. A good familiarity will help.

1. Altruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
2. Anachronism: a person or an idea that is old-fashioned; archaic.
3. Atheism: god doesn't exist.
   
4. Agnosticism: not knowing whether god exist. Questioning the existence of god.
5. Chauvinism: excessive devotion towards a group, country, sex or cause.
6. Capitalism: an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are run for profit by private owners rather than by government.
7. Cronyism: favoritism shown to friends, relatives and associates without regards to their qualifications; Nepotism
8. Colonialism: the practice of acquiring control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
9. Communism: a political system whereby all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
10. Consumerism: the protection of the interests of the consumers.
11. Dogmatism: being certain in a way that your beliefs and attitudes are right and others should accept without paying attention to evidence or opinions.
12. Fascism: a right-wing system of government characterized by extreme nationalistic beliefs and strict obedience to a leader or the state.
13. Feudalism: the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the crown in exchange for military service, and lower orders of society held lands from and worked for the nobles.
14. Hedonism: the pursuit of pleasure; pleasure most important thing in life
15. Liberalism: the state of being liberal; the philosophy advocating personal freedom for the individual, democratic forms of government, gradual reforms in social and political institutions.
16. Masochism: the enjoyment of one's own pain or humiliation.
17. Materialism: the belief that material possessions and physical comfort are most important than spiritual values.
    
18. Narcissism: Excessive love and admiration of oneself.
19. Fatalism: the belief that all events are decided by fate and are uncontrolled.
    
20. Nepotism: Favoritism shown to relatives.
    
21. Plagiarism: copying of other person's ideas and pretending they are your own.
    
22. Sadism: enjoyment from watching or making others suffer.
    
23. Stoicism: enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
    
24. Secularism: not subject to or bound by religious rule.