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nom·i·nal·ism  (nm-n-lzm)

n. Philosophy

The doctrine holding that abstract concepts, general terms, or universals have no independent existence but exist only as names.

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nomi·nal·ist n.

nomi·nal·istic adj.

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nominalism

Noun

the philosophical theory that a general word, such as dog, is merely a name and does not denote a real object

nominalist n

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nominalism

Medieval Philosophy. the doctrine that abstract words or universals do not represent objectively existing entities, and that universals are only names applied to individual physical particulars that alone exist objectively. — nominalist, n., adj. — nominalistic, adj.

See also: Philosophy

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nominalism - (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy