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occasionalism
oc·ca·sion·al·ism
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noun
Philosophy
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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
Related forms
oc·ca·sion·al·ist,
noun
oc·ca·sion·al·is·tic,
adjective
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occasionalism
(əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm)
—
n
the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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