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Berkeleianism

[burk-lee-uhn, burk-lee-; especially Brit. bahrk-lee-uhn, bahrk-lee-]

Berke·le·ian

[burk-lee-uhn, burk-lee-; especially Brit. bahrk-lee-uhn, bahrk-lee-]
adjective
1.
pertaining or relating to George Berkeley or his philosophy.
noun
2.
an advocate of the philosophy of George Berkeley, especially its denial of the existence of a material world.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1855–60; George Berkeley + -an

Berke·le·ian·ism, noun
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Berkeleianism (bɑːˈklɪəˌnɪzəm)
 
n
the philosophical system of George Berkeley, holding that objects exist only when perceived, that God's perception sustains the universe, and that there is no independent substratum or substance in which these perceptions inhere

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