accidentalism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From accidental + -ism.
Noun
[edit]accidentalism (uncountable)
- Accidental character or effect.
- The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
- A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
- The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
Translations
[edit]accidental character or effect
belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence
system of medicine
belief that events happen by random chance
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