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cerebralism

cerebralism noun: the doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.

Noun

cerebralism (usually uncountable, plural cerebralisms)

  1. (usually) The doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
  2. (countable, usually) Something cerebral.
    • the enchanting cerebralisms of Eliot

Forms of cerebralism

pluralcerebralisms

Origin of cerebralism

From cerebral + -ism.

Questions about cerebralism

What does cerebralism mean?
Cerebralism means the doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
What part of speech is cerebralism?
Cerebralism is a noun.
What is the plural of cerebralism?
The plural of cerebralism is cerebralisms.

Words near cerebralism in the dictionary

  1. cerebral-palsied
  2. cerebralise
  3. cerebralised
  4. cerebralises
  5. cerebralising
  6. cerebralism
  7. cerebralisms
  8. cerebralist
  9. cerebralists
  10. cerebralization
  11. cerebralizations

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