Ietsism

I1E1T1S1I1S1M3

noun

An unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounIetsism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleAn unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality.

    Synonyms: Somethingism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality.

Also see

Origin

  1. Dutchiets
  2. Dutchietsisme
  3. EnglishIetsism

Borrowed from Dutch ietsisme. By surface analysis, Dutch iets (“something”) + English -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic إيتسية
  • إيتسيةbelief
Catalan ietsisme
  • ietsismebelief
Chinese Mandarin 某物主义
  • 某物主义belief
Czech něcismus
  • něcismusbelief
Dutch ietsisme
  • ietsismebelief
Esperanto Ajnismo
  • Ajnismobelief
French ietsisme
  • ietsismebelief
German Ietsismus
  • Ietsismusbelief
Greek Ιετσισμός
  • Ιετσισμός (Ietsismós)belief
Korean 이치주의
  • 이치주의 (ichijuui)belief
Latin ietsismus
  • ietsismusbelief
Persian ایدهگرایی
  • ایدهگراییbelief
Polish ietsyzm
  • ietsyzmbelief
Romanian ietsism
  • ietsismbelief
Russian итсизм
  • итсизм (itsizm)belief
Cite this entry
APA

Ietsism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ietsism

MLA

“Ietsism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ietsism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ietsism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ietsism.

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