experientialism

[ ik-speer-ee-en-shuh-liz-uhm ]
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nounEpistemology.
  1. any doctrine or theory that maintains that personal experience is the only or the principal basis of knowledge.

Origin of experientialism

1
First recorded in 1860–65; experiential + -ism

Other words from experientialism

  • ex·pe·ri·en·tial·ist, noun
  • ex·pe·ri·en·tial·is·tic, adjective

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