Main Entry: con·cep·tu·al·ism

Pronunciation: \-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌli-zəm, -chü-ə-, -chə-ˌli-, -shwə-ˌli-\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1838

1 : a theory in philosophy intermediate between realism and nominalism that universals exist in the mind as concepts of discourse or as predicates which may be properly affirmed of reality
2 often capitalized : conceptual art

— con·cep·tu·al·is·tic \-ˌsep-chə-wə-ˈlis-tik, -chü-ə-, -chə-ˈlis-, -shwə-ˈlis-\ adjective

— con·cep·tu·al·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb