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factualism

American  
[fak-choo-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈfæk tʃu əˌlɪz əm /

noun

  1. emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts.

    the factualism of scientific experiment.

Other Word Forms

  • factualist noun
  • factualistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of factualism

First recorded in 1945–50; factual + -ism

Example Sentences

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The eleven articles would take few prizes for good writing, but their unemotional factualism and scope made them an impressive job of reporting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man seeks escape from pressures of another kind�the weight of desiccating factualism and the steel girders of civilization which he has built around him to shut out the night and the enemy, nature.

From Time Magazine Archive

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