| MENTALISM | • mentalism n. The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind’s awareness. • mentalism n. Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers. • mentalism n. Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence. |
| ELEMENTALISM | • elementalism n. Synonym of elementarism (“the view that things are constructed from simpler elements”). • elementalism n. The theory that the heathen gods originated in the personification of elemental powers. • ELEMENTALISM n. the worship of elemental spirits. |
| FUNDAMENTALISM | • fundamentalism n. (Religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation… • fundamentalism n. (By extension) A rigid conformity to any set of basic tenets. • fundamentalism n. (Finance) The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of a… |
| INCREMENTALISM | • incrementalism n. Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps. • INCREMENTALISM n. a policy or advocacy of a policy of political or social change by degrees. |
| SACRAMENTALISM | • sacramentalism n. (Theology) The belief that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation, or belief in their efficacy. • sacramentalism n. (Theology) The belief that the natural world is a reflection or imitation of a perfect supernatural one. • SACRAMENTALISM n. belief in or use of sacramental rites, acts, or objects. |
| SENTIMENTALISM | • sentimentalism n. A liking for sentimental things. • sentimentalism n. An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality. • sentimentalism n. (Philosophy) A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. |
| DEPARTMENTALISM | • departmentalism n. Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure. • DEPARTMENTALISM n. too strict division of work among departments with little intercommunication. |
| EXPERIMENTALISM | • experimentalism n. An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts. • experimentalism n. (Philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation. • EXPERIMENTALISM n. reliance on or advocacy of experimental or empirical principles and procedures. |
| GOVERNMENTALISM | • governmentalism n. (Sociology) Synonym of governmentality. • GOVERNMENTALISM n. a theory advocating extension of the sphere and degree of government activity. |
| INSTRUMENTALISM | • instrumentalism n. (Philosophy) In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments… • INSTRUMENTALISM n. doctrine that ideas are instruments of action. |