mentalism

men·tal·ism

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Definitions of mentalism word

noun mentalism the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver. 1
noun mentalism the doctrine that human conduct reflects the operation of a nonmaterial principle. 1
noun mentalism any psychological theory that accepts as a proper subject of study the mental basis for human behavior. 1
noun mentalism The theory that physical and psychological phenomena are ultimately explicable only in terms of a creative and interpretative mind. 1
noun mentalism the doctrine that mind is the fundamental reality and that objects of knowledge exist only as aspects of the subject's consciousness 0
noun mentalism the doctrine that all objects exist only when perceived by some mind 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; mental1 + -ism

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