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Meaning of "nominalism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOMINALISM

nominalism  [ˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOMINALISM

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Nominalism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NOMINALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nominalism

Nominalism refers to either of two metaphysical positions regarding what exists. Nominalism may refer to a position that denies the existence of universal entities or objects, but accepts that particular objects or entities exist. It may refer to denial of the existence of abstract objects or entities, while accepting the existence of concrete objects or entities. Each position is contrasted with nihilism, which denies the existence of everything. So nominalism is either the assertion that everything that exists is a particular thing, or that everything that exists is concrete. Nominalism is a metaphysical view in philosophy according to which general or abstract terms and predicates exist, while universals or abstract objects, which are sometimes thought to correspond to these terms, do not exist. There are at least two main versions of nominalism. One version denies the existence of universals – things that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things. The other version specifically denies the existence of abstract objects – objects that do not exist in space and time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOMINALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOMINALISM

nomina
nominable
nominal
nominal aphasia
nominal scale
nominal value
nominal wages
nominalist
nominalistic
nominalization
nominalize
nominally
nominate
nominately
nomination
nomination paper
nominatival
nominative
nominatively
nominator

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOMINALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
individualism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of nominalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nominalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOMINALISM

Find out the translation of nominalism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nominalism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nominalism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nominalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

nominalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nominalism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاسميه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

номинализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nominalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামমাত্র মজুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nominalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upah nominal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nominalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

唯名論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명목
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upah nominal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

duy danh luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெயரளவு ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाममात्र वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nominal ücret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nominalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nominalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

номіналізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nominalismului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nominalism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nominalisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nominalismen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nominalisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nominalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOMINALISM»

The term «nominalism» is regularly used and occupies the 104.912 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOMINALISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nominalism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOMINALISM»

Discover the use of nominalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nominalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nominalism and Realism: Volume 1: Universals and Scientific ...
This is a study, in two volumes, of one of the longest-standing philosophical problems: the problem of universals.
D. M. Armstrong, 1980
2
Pictorial Nominalism: On Marcel Duchamp's Passage from ...
Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art.
Thierry De Duve, 2005
3
Nominalism and Contemporary Nominalism: Ontological and ...
Though the subject of this work, "nominalism and contemporary nom inalism", is philosophical, it cannot be fully treated without relating it to data gathered from a great variety of domains, such as biology and more especially ethology, ...
M. Gosselin, 1990
4
Nominalism and Its Aftermath: The Philosophy of Nelson ...
This book argues that that is not an adequate way to view Goodman.
Dena Shottenkirk, 2009
5
Apoha: Buddhist Nominalism and Human Cognition
Writing from the vantage points of history, philosophy, and cognitive science, the contributors to this volume clarify the nominalist apoha theory and explore the relationship between apoha and the scientific study of human cognition.
Mark Siderits, Tom J. F. Tillemans, Arindam Chakrabarti, 2013
6
Peirce and the Threat of Nominalism
This book provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of Peirce's thought.
Paul Forster, 2011
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The Ascent from Nominalism: Some Existence Arguments in ...
The upshot of work I had been doing earlier on Plato's 'Third Man Argument' began to look different from the way it had before. I was confronted with a possibility I had not till then so much as entertained.
Terry Penner, 1987
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Deflating Existential Consequence : A Case for Nominalism: A ...
If we must take mathematical statements to be true, must we also believe in the existence of abstracta eternal invisible mathematical objects accessible only by the power of pure thought?
Jody Azzouni Professor of Philosophy Tufts University, 2003
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Universals and Scientific Realism: Nominalism and realism
This is a study, in two volumes, of one of the longest-standing philosophical problems: the problem of universals.
David Malet Armstrong, 1978
10
Nominalism and Constructivism in Seventeenth-Century ...
In answering this question, this book demonstrates that a significant group of philosophers shared the belief that there is no necessary correspondence between external reality and objects of human understanding, which they held to include ...
David Sepkoski, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOMINALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nominalism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nelson Goodman (1906-1998)
Goodman's doctoral thesis, A Study of Qualities (an important contribution to nominalism), was published in 1941. He served in the US Army for the duration of ... «Philosophy Now, Jul 15»
2
Gay and Catholic: Two views on the Supreme Court's same-sex …
Faith will become unhinged and skewed, devolving into either fanaticism or nominalism, if truth is preached without charity or charity is ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
3
The Most Sophiological Encyclical of All
... the seventeenth century (see John Milbank's The Suspended Middle), puts nominalism in its place once and for all, and shows those rad-trad ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
Jeremy Westbrook: Covenant community a living hope in nominalist …
... how he has combated the nominalism of the town's residents, many of whom were raised in Roman Catholic or mainline Protestant churches. «The Southern News, Jun 15»
5
Pope Francis: Christianity Is Not 'Religion Light'
We see this worldly nominalism every day. Yet through the history of salvation, God — with his patience as the Father — has brought us from ... «Aleteia EN, Jun 15»
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The Absurdity of “Higher Criticism” of the Gospels…
While not specifically based in fact, it is well researched historically and one can discern in it motifs about nominalism versus realism, ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Creation, Covenant, and Marriage
... to tracing out the genealogy of modernity as a process of theological reduction: nominalism, whereby a word like “marriage” is merely a name ... «First Things, Jun 15»
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Actually, survey shows Christianity is not dying
Instead, the free fall we find is within nominalism. That's the real story of this data and one that needs to be told. The nominals are becoming the ... «Richmond, May 15»
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Survey fail - Christianity isn't dying: Ed Stetzer
Instead, the free fall we find is within nominalism. That's the real story of this data and one that needs to be told. The nominals are becoming the ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
10
Chaos vs. Control
... is presented us, separate from any transient grip of power, before we vanish forever into the machine of obsessive nominalism that drives our ... «Huffington Post, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nominalism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nominalism>. Apr 2024 ».
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