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nominalist

/ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/

nominalist adjective: adhering or relating to nominalism.

Adjective

nominalist (comparative more nominalist, superlative most nominalist)

  1. Adhering or relating to nominalism.
    • Yet even in the basic controversies of that time we can detect something akin to materialism in the nominalist view concerning universals, which reveals a certain interest in physical nature and in concreteness.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...

Noun

nominalist (plural nominalists)

  1. An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.

Forms of nominalist

Adjective
comparativemore nominalist
superlativemost nominalist
Noun
pluralnominalists

Origin of nominalist

From nominal + -ist.

Words formed from nominalist

Questions about nominalist

What does nominalist mean?
Nominalist means adhering or relating to nominalism.
What part of speech is nominalist?
Nominalist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce nominalist?
Nominalist is pronounced /ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/.

Words near nominalist in the dictionary

  1. nominalisers
  2. nominalises
  3. nominalising
  4. nominalism
  5. nominalisms
  6. nominalist
  7. nominalistic
  8. nominalistically
  9. nominalists
  10. nominality
  11. nominalizable

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