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exemplarism|ɛgˈzɛmplərɪz(ə)m|
[f. exemplar n. + -ism.]
1. The doctrine that divine ideas are the source of finite realities.
1893in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1908Cath. Encycl. IV. 271 Exemplarism, or the doctrine of archetypic ideas and the supposed knowledge of things in these divine ideas. 1958G. Leff Medieval Thought vii. 200 Now the whole of St Bonaventure's outlook is governed by what has been called exemplarism. That is to say, all creation was a sign of God..a creature was to be regarded only insofar as it provided a trace of God.
2. The doctrine that Christ became incarnate as an exemplar to mankind.
1926K. E. Kirk in E. G. Selwyn Ess. Cath. & Crit. viii. 275 One final criticism of exemplarism may be mentioned. The theory fails to show any grounds for belief in the necessity of the death of Christ. |