"accidentalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From accidental + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|accidental|ism}} accidental + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} accidentalism (uncountable)
  1. Accidental character or effect. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-accidentalism-en-noun-5uCR59S7
  2. The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-accidentalism-en-noun-37fuzL7S
  3. A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-accidentalism-en-noun-TET-g5eK
  4. The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose. Tags: uncountable Translations (belief that events happen by random chance): accidentalism [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-accidentalism-en-noun-7fDkLRfL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 26 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 4 14 28 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 23 25 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 8 26 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 27 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 23 25 48 Disambiguation of 'belief that events happen by random chance': 3 15 15 67
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