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PHYSICALISM
materialism, physicalism
(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
physicalism (countable and uncountable, plural physicalisms)
(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.
Synonyms
• (philosophy): materialism
• (philosophy): philosophical materialism
Antonyms
• (philosophy): idealism
Hypernyms
• (philosophy): monism
• (philosophy): realism
Source: Wiktionary
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