occasionalism

[ uh-key-zhuh-nl-iz-uh m ]
/ əˈkeɪ ʒə nlˌɪz əm /

noun Philosophy.

a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.

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Origin of occasionalism

First recorded in 1835–45; occasional + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM occasionalism

oc·ca·sion·al·ist, nounoc·ca·sion·al·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby occasionalism

occas., occasion, occasional, occasional licence, occasional table, occasionalism, occasionally, occasions, occident, occidental, occidentalism
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British Dictionary definitions for occasionalism

occasionalism
/ (əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God
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