| Pronunciation: | | kun'sepchoou`lizum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application |
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CONCEPTUALISM is a 13 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*cep"tu*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.)
A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that
the mind has the power of forming for itself general
conceptions of individual or single objects. --Stewart.
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