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innatism

innatism noun: the view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa.

Noun

innatism (uncountable)

  1. The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa.

Origin of innatism

From innate + -ism.

Questions about innatism

What does innatism mean?
Innatism means the view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa.
What part of speech is innatism?
Innatism is a noun.

Words near innatism in the dictionary

  1. innately
  2. innateness
  3. innatenesses
  4. innates
  5. innating
  6. innatism
  7. innatist
  8. innatists
  9. innative
  10. innavigable
  11. innavigably

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