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phenomenalism
noun phe·nom·e·nal·ism \-nə-ˌli-zəm\
Definition of PHENOMENALISM
1
: a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
2
: a theory that all knowledge is of phenomena and that what is construed to be perception of material objects is simply perception of sense-data
— phe·nom·e·nal·ist \-list\ noun or adjective
— phe·nom·e·nal·is·tic \-ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective
— phe·nom·e·nal·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of PHENOMENALISM
circa 1865
Rhymes with PHENOMENALISM
abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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