| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| nominalisms | NOMINALISM, the doctrine that naming of things defines reality |
| nominalism | the doctrine that naming of things defines reality |
| nominalism | The doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality, and that only particular objects exist; properties, numbers, and sets are thought of as merely features of the way of considering the things that exist. Important in medieval scholastic thought, nominalism is associated particularly with William of Occam |
