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relationism

relationism noun: the doctrine that relations between things have a real existence.

Noun

relationism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that relations between things have a real existence.
  2. Karl Mannheim's idea, proposed as a response to relativism, that the recognition of different perspectives according to differences in time and social location appears arbitrary only to an abstract and disembodied theory of knowledge.

Origin of relationism

From relation + -ism.

Questions about relationism

What does relationism mean?
Relationism means the doctrine that relations between things have a real existence.
What part of speech is relationism?
Relationism is a noun.

Words near relationism in the dictionary

  1. relationalities
  2. relationality
  3. relationally
  4. relationalness
  5. relationary
  6. relationism
  7. relationist
  8. relationistic
  9. relationists
  10. relationless
  11. relationlessness

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