"atomism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-atomism.oga Forms: atomisms [plural]
Etymology: From atom + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|atom|ism}} atom + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} atomism (countable and uncountable, plural atomisms)
  1. (philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (ancient Greek theory): атомизъм (atomizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 原子說 /原子说 (yuánzǐshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), atomismus [masculine] (Czech), atomizmus [masculine] (Czech), atomisme [neuter] (Dutch), atomismi (Finnish), atomioppi (Finnish), atomismo [masculine] (Galician), atomisme (Indonesian), adamhachas [masculine] (Irish), 原子説 (genshisetsu) (alt: げんしせつ) (Japanese), atomizm (Polish), atomistyka [feminine] (Polish), atomismo [masculine] (Portuguese), atomism [neuter] (Romanian), атоми́зм (atomízm) [masculine] (Russian), атомізм (atomizm) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-atomism-en-noun-j-xLrgTy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 82 18 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'ancient Greek theory': 98 2
  2. (philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-atomism-en-noun-zj5aIqdX Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: logical atomism Related terms: atomistic

Inflected forms

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