"absurdism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/ [US], /əbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/ [US], /æbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/ [US], /əbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/ [US] Forms: absurdisms [plural]
Etymology: absurd + -ism (“doctrine, theory”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absurd|ism|t2=doctrine, theory}} absurd + -ism (“doctrine, theory”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} absurdism (usually uncountable, plural absurdisms)
  1. (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational): عَبَثِيَّة (ʕabaṯiyya) (Arabic), absurdizm (Azerbaijani), 荒謬主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 荒谬主义 (huāngmiùzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), absurdismi (Finnish), Absurdismus (German), absurdism (Italian), 不条理 (fujōri) (alt: ふじょうり) (Japanese), 부조리 (bujori) (alt: 不條理) (Korean), absurdizmas (Lithuanian), absurdisme [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), absurdyzm (Polish), absurdismo [masculine] (Portuguese), абсурди́зм (absurdízm) (Russian), absurdismo (Spanish), filosofía del absurdo (Spanish), absurdism (Swedish), absürdizm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-absurdism-en-noun-unEIC-06 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 90 10 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational': 93 7
  2. (countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-absurdism-en-noun-1QDwNLke

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