NOMINALISM

nominalism

(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nominalism (countable and uncountable, plural nominalisms)

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

Antonyms

• realism

Anagrams

• misnominal

Source: Wiktionary


Nom"i*nal*ism, n.

Definition: The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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