Yoism

Y4O1I1S1M3

proper noun

An "open-source religion"; a communal belief system based on rational inquiry, empiricism, and science, whose sense of authority emerges from the group via consensus.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An "open-source religion"; a communal belief system based on rational inquiry, empiricism, and science, whose sense of authority emerges from the group via consensus.

Origin

Coined by its inventor, Daniel Kriegman, from yo + -ism.

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APA

Yoism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoism

MLA

“Yoism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yoism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoism.

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