Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultimism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-timism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Schellenberg's thinking on religion begins with what he calls “ultimism.” “Ultimism,” for him, is the claim that: There is a metaphysically and axiologically ultimate reality (one representing both the deepest fact about the nature of things and the greatest possible value), in relation to which an ultimate good can be attained."

Etymology

Introduced by Canadian philosopher J. L. Schellenberg.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ultimism mean?: The quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.
Where does ultimism come from?: Introduced by Canadian philosopher J. L. Schellenberg.

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