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conferralism

conferralism noun: a philosophy in which attributes are conferred on objects.

Noun

conferralism (uncountable)

  1. A philosophy in which attributes are conferred on objects
    • However, it is not a constructivist conferralism.2008 April 5, Ásta Sveinsdóttir, “Essentiality conferred”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI

Origin of conferralism

From conferral + -ism.

Questions about conferralism

What does conferralism mean?
Conferralism means a philosophy in which attributes are conferred on objects.
What part of speech is conferralism?
Conferralism is a noun.

Words near conferralism in the dictionary

  1. conferer
  2. conferment
  3. conferments
  4. conferrable
  5. conferral
  6. conferralism
  7. conferralist
  8. conferralists
  9. conferrals
  10. conferred
  11. conferree

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