"causalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: causalisms [plural]
Etymology: causal + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|causal|ism}} causal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} causalism (countable and uncountable, plural causalisms)
  1. (philosophy) The doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time Wikipedia link: causalism Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Derived forms: causalist Translations (social system): causalisme [masculine] (Catalan), kauzalismus [masculine] (Czech), causalisme [neuter] (Dutch), causalisme [feminine] (French), Kausalismus (German), causalismo [masculine] (Italian), nacionalitismo [masculine] (Portuguese), causalismo [masculine] (Spanish), causalism [common-gender] (Swedish), Ülkücülük (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-causalism-en-noun-H4O0YEZM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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