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

Etymology

Origin of Spinozism

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

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

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 Belloc, Hilaire

The philosophical method which Spinoza here repudiates, the interpretation of the world in moral terms, is Platonism, an independent and profoundly important movement, belonging to the same general realistic type with Eleaticism and Spinozism.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton

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 Froude, James Anthony

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

From Short Studies on Great Subjects by Froude, James Anthony