exemplarism

noun

ex·​em·​plar·​ism

igˈzempləˌrizəm,

eg-

plural -s

: a theological doctrine that the divine ideas are the ontological basis of finite realities and of their knowability

Word History

Etymology

exemplar entry 1 + -ism

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