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nominalism

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Main Entry: nom·i·nal·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈnä-mə-nə-ˌli-zəm, ˈnäm-nə-ˌli-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1844

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 (as essences, classes, or propositions) exist — compare essentialism, realism

nom·i·nal·ist \-ist, -list\ noun

nominalist or nom·i·nal·is·tic \ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlis-tik, ˌnäm-nə-ˈlis-\ adjective


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