nominalist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/
- /ˈnɒm(ə)nəlɪst/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nominalist From nominal + -ist.
Meanings
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Adhering or relating to nominalism.
Yet even in the basic controversies of that time we can detect something akin to materialism in the nominalist view concerning universals, which reveals a certain interest in physical nature and in concreteness.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 378:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nominalist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nominalist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |