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Meaning of "terminism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERMINISM

ˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERMINISM

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Terminism 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 TERMINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terminism

Terminism is the Christian doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance from sin, after which God no longer wills the conversion and salvation of that person. This limit is asserted to be known to God alone, making conversion urgent. Among pietists such as Quakers, terminism permitted the co-existence, over the span of a human life, of human free will and God's sovereignty. Terminism is also mentioned in Max Weber's famous sociological work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. " assumes that grace is offered to all men, but for everyone either once at a definite moment in his life or at some moment for the last time". Weber offers in the same paragraph that terminism is "generally attributed to Pietism by its opponents." Terminism is defined by rhetorician Walter J. Ong, who links it to nominalism, as "a concomitant of the highly quantified formal logic of medieval scholastic philosophy, and thus contrasts with theology which had closer connections with metaphysics and special commitments to rhetoric".

Definition of terminism in the English dictionary

The definition of terminism in the dictionary is philosophical nominalism. Other definition of terminism is the idea that for each person salvation is only available for a limited period of time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERMINISM

actinism · albinism · antifeminism · Brahminism · cocainism · diactinism · feminism · Ghibellinism · griffinism · hedonism · luminism · maudlinism · mechanism · Molinism · monoclinism · nanism · organism · philhellenism · post-feminism · predeterminism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERMINISM

terminally · terminate · termination · terminational · terminative · terminatively · terminator · terminator seed · terminatory · terminer · termini · terminist · terminological · terminologically · terminologies · terminologist · terminology · terminus · terminus a quo · terminus ad quem

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERMINISM

alpinism · Calvinism · chauvinism · cretinism · Darwinism · determinism · ecofeminism · Exchange Rate Mechanism · hyperinsulinism · indeterminism · Jacobinism · Jainism · Leninism · libertinism · male chauvinism · mandarinism · Marxism-Leninism · Neo-Darwinism · Philistinism · routinism · Stalinism

Synonyms and antonyms of terminism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERMINISM»

Discover the use of terminism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terminism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medieval Supposition Theory Revisited
Semantics and ontology an assessment of Medieval terminism l.M. de rijk† University ofMaastricht abstract This paper aims to assess medieval terminism, particularly supposition theory, in the development of Aristotelian thought in the Latin ...
‎2013
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Biblical Poetics Before Humanism and Reformation
An emphasis on the verbal sign accelerated in the early fourteenth century, as " terminism," another aspect of speculative grammar that also had its origins in twelfth-century trends, provided a method of analysis that gradually displaced the  ...
Christopher Ocker, 2002
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Bare Facts and Naked Truths: A New Correspondence Theory of ...
Chapter. 3. Terminism. After a great pain, a formal feeling comes - Emily Dickinson Logic A philosophical argument is an attempt to get someone to believe something, whether he wants to or not. R. Nozick The right view of logical syntax ...
George Englebretsen, 2006
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Companion Encyclopedia of Theology
Terminism. Writers of the earlier medieval period (including Aquinas and Scotus) were committed toa position which has come tobe knownas 'realism'. This position, which is clearly influenced by Platonism, acknowledged the existence of  ...
Peter Byrne, Leslie Houlden, Rev Prof Leslie Houlden, 2002
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Boethius on Mind, Grammar and Logic: A Study of Boethius' ...
8 Apparently, he obtains the name 'dictism' from 'dictum,' famously proposed by Peter Abelard as the content of a proposition.9 Kretzmann contrasts 'dictism' with ' terminism,' characterizing the latter as a 'theory of propositional reference.
Taki Suto, 2011
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Tropical Forest Community Ecology
Chapter. 23. CHANCE. AND. DE. TERMINISM. IN. TROPICAL. FOREST. SUCCESSION. Robin. L. Chazdon. OVERVIEW. Based on chronosequence studies and permanent plot studies, I describe successional changes in vegetation structure, ...
Walter Carson, Stefan Schnitzer, 2011
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Late Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
The names 'nominalism' and 'terminism' were used synonymously to designate the via moderna; and the salient characteristic of terminism was the analysis of the function of the term in the proposition, namely the doctrine of suppositio or ...
Frederick Copleston, 2003
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Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue: From the Art of ...
Insofar as its interests were centered on logic, the philosophy of this arts faculty, over the centuries, to a surprising degree was nominalism, or, as it is perhaps better called, terminism. Terminism is a phenomenon inadequately defined by ...
Walter J. Ong, 2005
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Language and Its Functions: A Historico-critical Study of ...
150)J Comparison with speculative grammar makes it immediately apparent that language is here regarded functionally; in the basic pattern of terminism the human participant has an essential role as producer of language and listener to it .
Pieter Adrianus Verburg, 1998
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Medieval Philosophy
In France, terminism was eclipsed by an entirely different theory called ' speculative grammar', which appealed to the notion of 'modes of signifying' and is therefore sometimes called 'modism'. This theory prevailed in France until the 1320s, ...
John Marenbon, 2003

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERMINISM»

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Jiří Trávníček: Překnížkováno
Je to dáno nesmírným nárůstem nabídky, čímž dochází i ke zkracování „regálového času“ (short-terminism), takže nakladatelé si zvykli platit knihkupcům za ... «Hospodářské noviny, Mar 15»
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Will politicians and public alike finally put short-term gain aside for …
This story of official neglect of a vital service reveals an aspect of of our political and administrative culture that is a blight on the nation, namely short-terminism, ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
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​Northampton council leader being named 'Philistine of the Year' is …
It was complete short terminism and foolishness. “David Mackintosh tries to dismiss the Private Eye 'Philistine of the Year' as a bit of fun, but there is a serious ... «Northampton Herald and Post, Jan 15»
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Savile Row tailor fears overseas threat to rich tapestry of tradition
... technology forward, for the good of our population as a whole but actually no one gives a shit because political and short terminism for profit is paramount. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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FRC tackles executive pay | European CEO
Scheduled to take effect in October, the revised code seeks to reward long-term value and guard against an enduring sense of short-terminism that has for too ... «EuropeanCEO, Sep 14»
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ErdoÄŸan’s legacy continues as Turkey braces for another …
The principle cause for the downturn, in short, is an overreliance on credit-driven stimulus and an overarching air of short-terminism in the way in which the ... «World Finance, Sep 14»
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Exploring the Financial Benefits of 'Behaving Like an Owner'
Investors should resist short-terminism, especially in terms of quarterly earnings and material improvements. They should also resolve the "free-rider problem" ... «aiCIO, Oct 13»
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Professor Pongoo, Penguin Who Beat Lib Dems: 'They Can't …
Too much of politics is dominated by short-terminism and self interest, it comes down to filling their own pockets with money." "The Liberals don't walk the walk, ... «Huffington Post UK, May 12»
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5 Facebook and iPhone Games for a Work-Free Weekend
Trism offers three game types — Infinism, Terminism, & Syllogism — each of which challenge the user to use their finger to manipulate diagonal rows and ... «Mashable, Mar 09»
REFERENCE
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