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