ism

n. method, outlook, principle, doctrine

ISM is an abbreviation of:International School Moshi, TanzaniaImperial Service Medal  Image Source Method - A geometrical acoustics method for room acoustic calculationsIndian School of MinesIndian School Muscat, a Central Board of Secondary Education affiliated school in Muscat, OmanInformation Systems ManagementInstitute for Supply ManagementInta Sonic MovementInternational School ManilaInternational School of ManagementInternational Socialist Movement, ScotlandInternational Solidarity MovementInterpretive Structural Modeling - A method and an algorithm to deal with complex issues.Interstellar medium or interstellar matter Irish School of MotoringISM band, a range of frequencies used for license-free wireless communicationsISM University of Management and EconomicsIntimate Shared Memory Special concept of shared memory of Solaris Operating SystemInternational Sports Management LimitedInternational Society for MicropilesInternational Safety Management - ISM, an international standard/code for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention
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Ism can be:Interstellar mediumism (name), the Arabic word for a personal name.A suffix -ismThe initialism ISMIsm (band), a New York punk band.International Solidarity Movement is a human rights group that brings volunteers from all over the world to the Palestinian territories.Industrial, Scientific, Medical band (ISM), radio frequency allocations for industrial, scientific and medical purposes.
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The English suffix -ism was first used to form a noun of action from a verb. For example, baptize (or literally derived from "to dip") becomes "baptism". It is taken from the Greek suffix -ismos, Latin -ismus, and Old French -isme, that likewise forms abstract nouns from verbal stems. An example is baptism, from Greek baptismos "immersion", derived from baptizein, a Greek verb meaning "to immerse". Its usage was later extended to signify larger organized systems and concepts —in  belief, ideology, doctrine, and ritual practice.
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Noun
1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
(synonym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought
(hypernym) belief
(hyponym) nuclear deterrence

(n.)
A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
  

A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.
  

1. Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. 2. Ayurveda, naturopathy, Siddha, Tibetan medicine, Unani, and yoga.