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conceptionism

conceptionism noun: the belief that the extension of a concept or term is determined by some aspect of the speaker's conception of its extension.

Noun

conceptionism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that the extension of a concept or term is determined by some aspect of the speaker's conception of its extension.
  2. The belief that life begins at conception, and thus all abortion is murder.

Origin of conceptionism

From conception + -ism. In the philosophical sense, introduced by Ruth Millikan.

Questions about conceptionism

What does conceptionism mean?
Conceptionism means the belief that the extension of a concept or term is determined by some aspect of the speaker's conception of its extension.
What part of speech is conceptionism?
Conceptionism is a noun.

Words near conceptionism in the dictionary

  1. conceptionalist
  2. conceptionalists
  3. conceptionalize
  4. conceptionalized
  5. conceptionally
  6. conceptionism
  7. conceptionist
  8. conceptionists
  9. conceptions
  10. conceptious
  11. conceptism

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