experientialism

[ ik-speer-ee-en-shuh-liz-uh m ]

/ ɪkˌspɪər iˈɛn ʃəˌlɪz əm /

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noun Epistemology.

any doctrine or theory that maintains that personal experience is the only or the principal basis of knowledge.

Nearby words

experience point, experience table, experienced, experiencer, experiential, experientialism, experiment, experiment station, experimental, experimental condition, experimental group

Origin of experientialism

First recorded in 1860–65; experiential + -ism

Related forms

ex·pe·ri·en·tial·ist, nounex·pe·ri·en·tial·is·tic, adjective

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