occasionalism
[ uh-key-zhuh-nl-iz-uh m ]
/ əˈkeɪ ʒə nlˌɪz əm /
noun Philosophy.
a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.
Origin of occasionalism
First recorded in 1835–45;
occasional +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM occasionalism
oc·ca·sion·al·ist, noun oc·ca·sion·al·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby occasionalism
occas.,
occasion,
occasional,
occasional licence,
occasional table,
occasionalism,
occasionally,
occasions,
occident,
occidental,
occidentalism
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British Dictionary definitions for occasionalism
occasionalism
/ (əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God