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Scotism

American  
[skoh-tiz-uhm] / ˈskoʊ tɪz əm /

noun

Philosophy.

  1. the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.

Scotism British  
/ ˈskəʊtɪzəm /

noun

  1. the doctrines of John Duns Scotus, esp those holding that philosophy and theology are independent See haecceity

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Other Word Forms

  • Scotist noun
  • Scotistic adjective
  • Scotistical adjective

Etymology

Origin of Scotism

1635–45; (Duns) Scot(us) + -ism

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