Foïsm
[ foh-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈfoʊ ɪz əm /
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noun
Chinese Buddhism.
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How to use Foïsm in a sentence
Annamese Buddhism is only a colourless copy of Chinese Foism and has no great hold of the people.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
British Dictionary definitions for Foïsm
Foism
/ (ˈfəʊˌɪzəm) /
noun
Chinese Buddhism, the version introduced from India from the 4th century ad onwards and essentially belonging to the Mahayana school
Derived forms of Foism
Foist, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for Foism
from Mandarin Chinese fo Buddha
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