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representationalism

representationalism noun: the belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.

Noun

representationalism (countable and uncountable, plural representationalisms)

  1. The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.
  2. Realistic representation of the world in art.
    Synonyms:
    realism

Synonyms of representationalism

Forms of representationalism

pluralrepresentationalisms

Origin of representationalism

From representational + -ism.

Words formed from representationalism

Questions about representationalism

What does representationalism mean?
Representationalism means the belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.
What part of speech is representationalism?
Representationalism is a noun.
What is the plural of representationalism?
The plural of representationalism is representationalisms.

Words near representationalism in the dictionary

  1. representation theorists
  2. representation theory
  3. representational
  4. representational state transfer
  5. representational state transfers
  6. representationalism
  7. representationalisms
  8. representationalist
  9. representationalistic
  10. representationalists
  11. representationally

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