Spinozism

American  

[spi-noh-ziz-uhm] / spɪˈnoʊ zɪz əm /

noun

1. the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.

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Spinozism British  

/ spɪˈnəʊzɪzəm /

noun

1. the philosophical system of Spinoza, esp the concept of God as the unique reality possessing an infinite number of attributes of which we can know at least thought and extension

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Other Word Forms

• Spinozist
  noun
• Spinozistic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Spinozism

First recorded in 1720–30; Spinoz(a) + -ism

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Example Sentences

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Spinozism

"Coming to Understanding" aspires to answer this "antique, impassable" question, but first it must rule out three of its "more familiar competitors": theism, Spinozism, and the Many Worlds hypothesis.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2012

It is noticeable that the most effective intellects inclined to necessitarian conclusions: some in the shape of Calvinism, some in the corresponding philosophic form of Spinozism.

From Bunyan by James Anthony Froude

The real power of Spinozism does not lie so remote from ordinary appreciation, or we should long ago have heard the last of it.

From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Hilaire Belloc

Pollock, Sir Frederick, on "modern Spinozism," 180 note.

From The Youth of Goethe by Peter Hume Brown

In Spinozism there is indeed the difference between good and evil, opposition between God and man; but side by side with it we have also the principle that evil is to be deemed a non-entity.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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