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perceptionism

perceptionism noun: the philosophy that reality is based on our sense of perception.

Noun

perceptionism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy that reality is based on our sense of perception

Origin of perceptionism

From perception + -ism.

Questions about perceptionism

What does perceptionism mean?
Perceptionism means the philosophy that reality is based on our sense of perception.
What part of speech is perceptionism?
Perceptionism is a noun.

Words near perceptionism in the dictionary

  1. perceptics
  2. percepting
  3. perception
  4. perceptional
  5. perceptionally
  6. perceptionism
  7. perceptionist
  8. perceptionistic
  9. perceptionists
  10. perceptions
  11. perceptive

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