substantialism

[ suhb-stan-shuh-liz-uhm ]

nounPhilosophy.

the doctrine that substantial noumena exist as a basis for phenomena.

Origin of substantialism

First recorded in 1880–85; substantial + -ism

Other words from substantialism

sub·stan·tial·ist, noun

Words Nearby substantialism

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How to use substantialism in a sentence

Thus we are neither adherents of phenomenism, nor of substantialism.
The Mind and the Brain | Alfred Binet

British Dictionary definitions for substantialism

substantialism

/ (səbˈstænʃəˌlɪzəm) /

nounphilosophy

the doctrine that a substantial reality underlies phenomena
the doctrine that matter is a real substance

Derived forms of substantialism

substantialist, noun

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