Collecting vs collectionism 12:25 Nov 9, 2009
The suffix -ism is a noun suffix. That is, when added to words or word roots, -ism forms nouns. It comes from the Greek noun suffix -ismos and means roughly “the act, state, or theory of.” Nouns that end in -ism often have related verbs that end in -ize (criticism/criticize), related agent nouns that end in -ist (optimism/optimist), and related adjectives that end in -istic (optimistic).
For me, in this context "collectionism" raises the simple act of collecting to the status of a cultural mania. I practice collectionism, or I like collecting? For me, the second seems much more natural, especially in this context.
HTH :)
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