MYSTICISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For MYSTICISM
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rationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience • the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth • the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | ||||||||
atheism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods | ||||||||
empiricism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience • the application of empirical methods in any art or science • medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings | ||||||||
logicism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
secularism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | ||||||||
skepticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |