NOMINALISM Antonyms

• a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

• 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

• (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

• the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved

• The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.

• The view that all members of certain groups of people (such as those with the same race, gender, age, or sexual orientation) have common, essential traits inherent to the defining feature of the group; behavior or statement(s) that reflect such a view.

• The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students.

• A lifestyle that seeks to minimize nonessentials in order to focus on what is important.

• The theory that human beings are by nature (i.e. essentially) good and that evil is the product of society.

• The state of being objective.

• Moral objectivism.

• Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.

• The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.