causationism

[ kaw-zey-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ kɔˈzeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

the doctrine or theory that every event is the result of a prior and adequate cause.

Origin of causationism

First recorded in 1840–50; causation + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM causationism

cau·sa·tion·ist, noun

Words nearby causationism

causal, causalgia, causality, causality paradox, causation, causationism, causative, cause, cause a commotion, cause célèbre, cause list