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monodynamism

monodynamism noun: the theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force, be it God, or life, or something else.

Noun

monodynamism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force, be it God, or life, or something else.
    • Side by side with this tentative and growing monotheism there is a bold and unhesitating monodynamism, the efforts of all the early thinkers being to reduce all the powers of nature to one principle1867, George Henry Lewes, The History of Philosophy from Thales to Comte, volume 1

Origin of monodynamism

From mono- + dynamism.

Questions about monodynamism

What does monodynamism mean?
Monodynamism means the theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force, be it God, or life, or something else.
What part of speech is monodynamism?
Monodynamism is a noun.

Words near monodynamism in the dictionary

  1. monodromic
  2. monodromies
  3. monodromy
  4. monody
  5. monodynamic
  6. monodynamism
  7. monodynamous
  8. monoecian
  9. monoecious
  10. monoeciously
  11. monoeciousness

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