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mentalism
[ men-tl-iz-uhm ]
noun
- the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- the doctrine that human conduct reflects the operation of a nonmaterial principle.
- any psychological theory that accepts as a proper subject of study the mental basis for human behavior.
mentalism
/ ˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- philosophy the doctrine that mind is the fundamental reality and that objects of knowledge exist only as aspects of the subject's consciousness Compare physicalism idealism See also monism materialism
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Derived Forms
- ˈmentalist, noun
- ˌmentalˈistic, adjective
- ˌmentalˈistically, adverb
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Other Words From
- mental·istic adjective
- mental·isti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mentalism1
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Example Sentences
There is but a slender difference between barbarity and senti-mentalism.
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