Allism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A belief in the existence of all possible entities including past and future things or unactualised possibilities.
noun
  1. The rejection of creationism in all its forms (including intelligent design) and the assertion that evolution alone is responsible for the diversity of all living creatures.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Allism.
noun
  1. A neurological condition characterised by the lack of autistic symptoms.

Pronunciation

/ˈælɪzm̩/ /ˈɑlɪzm̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-allism.wav

Word forms

Allism

Etymology

From all + -ism, coined by David Lewis in his 1989 paper "Noneism or Allism?".

Derived words

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