Word: conceptualism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
cep
tu
al
ism
Definition: A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
Morphemes:
Affix: conceptual
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to conceptualism; the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: capio
Language: la
Decoded: capio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I take in, I comprehend, I understand
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.