exemplarism
noun
ex·em·plar·ism
\igˈzempləˌrizəm, eg-\
Definition of exemplarism
-s
: a theological doctrine that the divine ideas are the ontological basis of finite realites and of their knowability
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Origin and Etymology of exemplarism
1exemplar + -ism
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