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nominalism
noun
nom·i·nal·ism
| \ ˈnä-mə-nə-ˌli-zəm
, ˈnäm-nə-ˌli-zəm\
, ˈnäm-nə-ˌli-zəm\
Definition of nominalism
1
: a theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the mind can frame no single concept or image corresponding to any universal or general term
2
: the theory that only individuals and no abstract entities (such as essences, classes, or propositions) exist — compare essentialism, realism
Other Words from nominalism
nominalist
\ ˈnä-mə-nə-list
, ˈnäm-nə-list \
noun
, ˈnäm-nə-list \
noun
nominalist
or nominalistic \ ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈli-stik
, ˌnäm-nə-ˈli- \
adjective
, ˌnäm-nə-ˈli- \
adjective
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