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  • Foïsm
    Foïsm
    noun
    Chinese Buddhism.
  • Foism
    Foism
    noun
    Chinese Buddhism, the version introduced from India from the 4th century ad onwards and essentially belonging to the Mahayana school

Foïsm

American  
[foh-iz-uhm] / ˈfoʊ ɪz əm /

noun

  1. Chinese Buddhism.

Foism British  
/ ˈfəʊˌɪzəm /

noun

  1. Chinese Buddhism, the version introduced from India from the 4th century ad onwards and essentially belonging to the Mahayana school

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Origin of Foïsm

Fo + -ism

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