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accidentalism

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ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ism

  [ak-si-den-tl-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. a system of medicine based on the symptoms of a disease, disregarding its origin or cause.
2. Philosophy. any theory holding that some events have no causes.
Origin:
1850–55; accidental + -ism

Related forms:
ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ist, noun, adjective
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