accidentalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English accidental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English accidentalism From accidental + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Accidental character or effect.
- (uncountable) The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
- (uncountable) A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
- (uncountable) The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
Translations (1)
pl accidentalism (belief that events happen by random chance)