Definition of Occams

1. occam [n] - See also: occam

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occams

obvolute
obvoluted
obvs
oby
obzocky
obœdience
obœdient
oca
ocarina
ocarinas
ocarinist
ocarinists
ocas
occaecation
occamies
occams (current term)
occamy
occashun
occashuns
occasion
occasionable
occasional
occasional(a)
occasional furniture
occasional table
occasional tables
occasionalism
occasionality
occasionally
occasionate

Literary usage of Occams

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Political Works of James I by James (1918)
"... he drawes this conclusion according to occams opinion: / denie that an Emperour is bound by oath to promise the Pope allegiance. On the other side, ..."

2. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams (1905)
"... and its pure ether shuts out the corruption and pollution to come, — the Valois and Bourbons, the occams and Hobbes's, the Tudors and the Medicis ..."

3. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society by Historical Society of Great Britain (1878)
"... who may rest assured that they cannot fail to share the fate of honest Duns Scotus, for there are many " William occams" in the field. ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1829)
"occams,' a dialogue between a knight and a clerk, concerning the spiritual and temporal power; the ' Songe au Vergier,' ascribed to Raoul de Preslo, ..."

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