actualism
/ˈaktʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/ /ˈaktʃʊlɪz(ə)m/ /ˈaktʃ(ə)lɪz(ə)m/noun
1 Philosophy. The doctrine that only what is actual exists, and hence entities which are only possible do not exist; belief in the importance of the actual.
2Realism in description or representation; = actuality.
3 Geology. The theory or principle that changes in the geological past can be explained in terms of processes observable in the present. Compare actualist. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Brownson's Quarterly Review. From actual + -ism.
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