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nom·i·nal·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
nominalistnoun
a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
Wiktionary
nominalistnoun
An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
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nominalist
A nominalist is a person who adheres to nominalism, a philosophical view or theory that denies the existence of abstract and universal entities, instead arguing that only individual and concrete objects are real. Nominalists believe that concepts such as "love", "truth", or mathematical entities only exist in name, and not as separate, independent entities. They argue that our understanding of these concepts come from the organization of individual experiences rather than from an understanding of universals.
Webster Dictionary
Nominalistnoun
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
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nominalist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nominalist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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