"Allism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: all + -ism, coined by David Lewis in his 1989 paper "Noneism or Allism?" Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|all|ism}} all + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Allism (uncountable)
  1. (metaphysics) A belief in the existence of all possible entities including past and future things or unactualised possibilities. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Metaphysics
    Sense id: en-Allism-en-noun-8JguAJ1E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: all + -ism, coined by Peter van Inwagen in 2009. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|all|ism}} all + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Allism (uncountable)
  1. (creationism) The rejection of creationism in all its forms (including intelligent design) and the assertion that evolution alone is responsible for the diversity of all living creatures. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Creationism Synonyms: allism
    Sense id: en-Allism-en-noun-tLTS3qi6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 25 75 Topics: creationism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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