Mentalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mentalism is a noun meaning The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
Meaning
The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
More Meanings
- Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers.
- Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence.
Example Sentences
The U.S. military's bombing of a Grenadan mental hospital struck me as significant in the type of target selected. […] Hearing accounts of this atrocity against Grenadan mental patients underscored for me the very real connections between imperialism, racism, and mentalism.
Word Forms
- mentalisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include micropsychism, mindism, mindist, subjectivism, phenomenalism, presentationism.
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