Main Entry: phe·nom·e·nal·ism

Pronunciation: \-nə-ˌli-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1865

1 : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
2 : a theory that all knowledge is of phenomena and that what is construed to be perception of material objects is simply perception of sense-data

— phe·nom·e·nal·ist \-list\ noun or adjective

— phe·nom·e·nal·is·tic \-ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

— phe·nom·e·nal·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb