Home › Words › H › heckerismheckerismheckerism · noun — the teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Hecker + -ism.nounThe teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hermesianism 52% match — Hermesian theology vs heckerism →hicksism 51% match — The religious principles of the Hicksites. vs heckerism →hébertism 49% match — The beliefs and policies of the Hébertists: advocating the dechristianization of France and extreme Terror. vs heckerism →hopkinsianism 48% match — Hopkinsian theology. vs heckerism →hicksite 48% match — A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827. vs heckerism →haeckelianism 47% match — Haeckelian beliefs. vs heckerism →haeckelism 46% match — Haeckelian beliefs. vs heckerism →hieraticism 46% match — priesthood, its principles and practices vs heckerism →