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单词 nominalism
释义

nominalism

noun

nom·​i·​nal·​ism ˈnä-mə-nə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce nominalism (audio)
ˈnäm-nə-ˌli-zəm
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 (such as essences, classes, or propositions) exist compare essentialism, realism
nominalist
ˈnä-mə-nə-list How to pronounce nominalism (audio)
ˈnäm-nə-list
noun
nominalist adjective
or nominalistic
ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce nominalism (audio)
ˌnäm-nə-ˈli-

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Occam instead proposed what became known as nominalism. Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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