psychophysical parallelism

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noun Philosophy.

the view that mental and bodily events occur in parallel series without causal interaction.

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Compare occasionalism.

Origin of psychophysical parallelism

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby psychophysical parallelism

psychopathy, psychopharmaceutical, psychopharmacology, psychopharmacotherapy, psychophysical, psychophysical parallelism, psychophysics, psychophysiological, psychophysiologic disorder, psychophysiology, psychopomp

How to use psychophysical parallelism in a sentence

In order to reach the star at lower culmination the finder tube had to be thrown out of parallelism with the main telescope.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
The expression for a sin-offering is distinct ( ), and the parallelism with in the next clause forbids that reference here.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
Is this apparent parallelism mere chance, or is it due to a certain amount of similarity in conditions?
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
A very distinct parallelism is seen between the nature worship rites and phallic rites.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II

There is a very striking parallelism between these two rites.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II