"visualism" meaning in English

See visualism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From visual + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|visual|ism}} visual + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} visualism (uncountable)
  1. The privileging of vision over other means of sensory perception. Tags: uncountable
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