accidentalism

English

Etymology

accidental + -ism

Noun

accidentalism (uncountable)

  1. Accidental character or effect.
  2. The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
  3. A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
  4. The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.

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