| ASSOCIATIONISM | • associationism n. (Psychology) A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity. • ASSOCIATIONISM n. the theory which considers association of ideas to be the basis of all mental activity. |
| ASSOCIATIONIST | • associationist n. (Philosophy) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas. • associationist n. (Psychology) A proponent of associationism. • associationist n. (Islam) a mushrik; one who ascribes partners to Allah (God) or believes in the Trinity. (Can we add… |
| ASTROCOMPASSES | • astrocompasses n. Plural of astrocompass. • ASTROCOMPASS n. a navigational instrument for giving directional bearings from the centre of the earth to a particular star. |
| COMPASSIONATES | • compassionates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compassionate. • COMPASSIONATE v. to show compassion. |
| CONTRABASSOONS | • contrabassoons n. Plural of contrabassoon. • CONTRABASSOON n. a musical instrument playing an octave below the bassoon. |
| DISASSOCIATION | • disassociation n. Dissociation. • DISASSOCIATION n. the act of disassociating. |
| LAPAROSCOPISTS | • laparoscopists n. Plural of laparoscopist. • LAPAROSCOPIST n. one who performs a laparoscopy. |
| OCCASIONALISMS | • occasionalisms n. Plural of occasionalism. • OCCASIONALISM n. the Cartesian explanation of the apparent interaction of mind and matter by the direct intervention of God on the occasion of certain changes occurring in one or the other. |
| OCCASIONALISTS | • occasionalists n. Plural of occasionalist. • OCCASIONALIST n. a believer in occasionalism. |
| PROSOPAGNOSIAS | • prosopagnosias n. Plural of prosopagnosia. • PROSOPAGNOSIA n. inability to recognize familiar faces. |
| SADOMASOCHISMS | • sadomasochisms n. (Rare) plural of sadomasochism. • SADOMASOCHISM n. the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself. |
| SADOMASOCHISTS | • sadomasochists n. Plural of sadomasochist. • SADOMASOCHIST n. one who derives sexual pleasure from inflicting pain. |
| SOCIALISATIONS | • socialisations n. Plural of socialisation. • SOCIALISATION n. the act of socialising, also SOCIALIZATION. |
| SUBASSOCIATION | • subassociation n. A subset of a larger association. • SUBASSOCIATION n. a subordinate association. |