Spi·no·zism (sp -n  zz  m)n. A monistic approach to philosophy in which all reality is held to consist of one substance, usually termed God or Nature, of which minds and bodies are both attributes. [After Baruch Spinoza.] Spi·no zist adj. & n.Spi·no·zis tic adj. |
Spinozism [spɪˈnəʊzɪzəm]
n
(Philosophy) the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, the Dutch philosopher (1632-77), esp the concept of God as the unique reality possessing an infinite number of attributes of which we can know at least thought and extension
Spinozist n
Spinozism
the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, who maintained that only thought and extension are capable of being apprehended by the human mind. — Spinozist, n. — Spinozistic, adj.
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