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occasionalism

[uh-key-zhuh-nl-iz-uhm]

oc·ca·sion·al·ism

[uh-key-zhuh-nl-iz-uhm]
noun Philosophy.
a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.

Origin:
1835–45; occasional + -ism

oc·ca·sion·al·ist, noun
oc·ca·sion·al·is·tic, adjective
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Occasionalism has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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occasionalism (əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God

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