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Definition of Nominalist
1. Noun. A philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism.
Definition of Nominalist
1. n. One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.
Definition of Nominalist
1. Noun. An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism. ¹
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Definition of Nominalist
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Medical Definition of Nominalist
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nominalist
Literary usage of Nominalist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Logic by James Welton (1896)
"It will be seen that the words ' nominalist' and ' Conceptualist' are ambiguous.
... It is quite possible for a nominalist or a Conceptualist in the former ..."
2. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander (1854)
"... stood at the head of the nominalist school. At Tournay, the Cathedral school
had become eminent and flourishing, under the care of its great master, ..."
3. Ultimate Conceptions of Faith by George Angier Gordon (1903)
"At first sight nothing could be more unpractical than the endless debate between
the mediaeval realist and nominalist. But when one carries the debate out ..."
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