Definition of nominalism

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nom·i·nal·ism

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NOUN:
Philosophy

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

OTHER FORMS:
nomi·nal·ist(Noun), nomi·nal·istic(Adjective)

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