English Explanatory Dictionary

externalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
  2. The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
  3. The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.

Word forms

externalism externalisms

Etymology

c. 1840 external + -ism

Related words

externalist internalism internalist
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