physicalism

noun

phys·​i·​cal·​ism ˈfi-zi-kə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce physicalism (audio)
: a thesis that the descriptive terms of scientific language are reducible to terms which refer to spatiotemporal things or events or to their properties
physicalist
ˈfi-zi-kə-list How to pronounce physicalism (audio)
noun or adjective
physicalistic
ˌfi-zi-kə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce physicalism (audio)
adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of physicalism was in 1931

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“Physicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicalism. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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