| CONNECTIONISM | • connectionism n. (Cognitive science) Any of several fields of psychology that model brain processes in terms of interconnected… • CONNECTIONISM n. the theory that connections between neurons govern behaviour and thought. |
| CONNECTIONIST | • connectionist n. An advocate of connectionism. • connectionist adj. Of or relating to connectionism. |
| DEFECTIONISTS | • defectionists n. Plural of defectionist. • DEFECTIONIST n. one who defects. |
| PERFECTIONISM | • perfectionism n. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection. • perfectionism n. (Philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for. • PERFECTIONISM n. the doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value. |
| PERFECTIONIST | • perfectionist n. Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. • perfectionist n. (Philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life. • perfectionist n. (US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H… |
| PROJECTIONIST | • projectionist n. A person who operates a film projector, especially one who does so as an occupation at a movie theatre… • projectionist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of projectionism. • PROJECTIONIST n. one that makes projections. |
| PROTECTIONISM | • protectionism n. (Politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign… • PROTECTIONISM n. a supporter of protectionism. |
| PROTECTIONIST | • protectionist adj. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof. • protectionist n. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign… • PROTECTIONIST n. an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers through restrictions on foreign competitors. |
| REJECTIONISTS | • rejectionists n. Plural of rejectionist. • REJECTIONIST n. one who rejects e.g. an offer or peace plan. |
| SELECTIONISTS | • selectionists n. Plural of selectionist. • SELECTIONIST n. one who considers natural selection a fundamental factor in evolution. |