Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mentalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: men-tal-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The U.S. military's bombing of a Grenadan mental hospital struck me as significant in the type of target selected. […] Hearing accounts of this atrocity against Grenadan mental patients underscored for me the very real connections between imperialism, racism, and mentalism."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental 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 mentalism From mental + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mentalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antimentalism

Questions

What does mentalism mean?: The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
Where does mentalism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental 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 mentalism From mental + -ism.

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