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perdurantism

perdurantism noun: the theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time.

Noun

perdurantism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time.

Origin of perdurantism

From perdurant + -ism.

Questions about perdurantism

What does perdurantism mean?
Perdurantism means the theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time.
What part of speech is perdurantism?
Perdurantism is a noun.

Words near perdurantism in the dictionary

  1. perdurableness
  2. perdurably
  3. perdurance
  4. perdurances
  5. perdurant
  6. perdurantism
  7. perdurantist
  8. perdurantists
  9. perdurants
  10. perduration
  11. perdure

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