occasionalism
occasionalism · occasionalisms
окказионализм
Okkasionalismus
A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned by GodA metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
Okkasionalismus
окказионали́змokkazionalízm, окказионали́змokkazionalízm
(countable)A nonce word.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the idea that God directly causes all events:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
word invented for the occasion:
Origin
From occasional + -ism.From occasional + -ism.
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Forms
plural: occasionalisms| Singular | occasionalism |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable