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Foism

/foʊɪzəm/

Foism proper noun: chinese Buddhism.

Proper noun

Foism

  1. Chinese Buddhism.

Forms of Foism

alternative formFohism

Origin of Foism

From Fo + -ism.

Questions about Foism

What does Foism mean?
Foism means chinese Buddhism.
What part of speech is Foism?
Foism is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Foism?
Foism is pronounced /foʊɪzəm/.

Words near Foism in the dictionary

  1. foine
  2. foined
  3. foinery
  4. foining
  5. foins
  6. Foism
  7. foison
  8. foisonless
  9. foisons
  10. foist
  11. foist off

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