ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Accidentalism

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Accidental character or effect..

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.

Use accidentalism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Accidentalism means Accidental character or effect..

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

Use accidentalism where its definition matches the intended context.

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Accidental character or effect..

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.

Use accidentalism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Accidentalism means Accidental character or effect..

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

Use accidentalism where its definition matches the intended context.

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.