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inclinationism

inclinationism noun: the idea that people can innately identify what is good; opposed to derivationism.

Noun

inclinationism (uncountable)

  1. The idea that people can innately identify what is good; opposed to derivationism.

Origin of inclinationism

From inclination + -ism.

Questions about inclinationism

What does inclinationism mean?
Inclinationism means the idea that people can innately identify what is good; opposed to derivationism.
What part of speech is inclinationism?
Inclinationism is a noun.

Words near inclinationism in the dictionary

  1. inclin'd
  2. inclinable
  3. inclinableness
  4. inclination
  5. inclinational
  6. inclinationism
  7. inclinations
  8. inclinator
  9. inclinatorily
  10. inclinatorium
  11. inclinatoriums

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