Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accidentalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-ci-den-tal-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Accidental character or effect.

Uncountable

noun

The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).

Uncountable

noun

A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.

Uncountable

noun

The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English accidental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English accidentalism From accidental + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does accidentalism mean?: Accidental character or effect.
Where does accidentalism come from?: Etymology tree English accidental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English accidentalism From accidental + -ism.

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