conceptionalistn.
/kənˈsɛpʃn̩(ə)lɪst/, /kənˈsɛpʃn(ə)lɪst/, U.S. /kənˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəlᵻst/ Philosophy.
An adherent or advocate of the doctrine that universals exist only in the mind as concepts (see conceptualism n.); a conceptualist. Now rare.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of ideas > [noun] > adherent of
conceptualist1785
ideologist1798
conceptionalist1838
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scholasticism > [noun] > conceptualism > adherent of
conceptualist1785
conceptionalist1838
1838 Synopsis Syst. Educ. University King's Coll., New Brunswick 9 The origin, formation and nature, of General Notions are discussed; with an examination of the opinions of the Realists, Nominalists and Conceptionalists.
1854 C. Richardson On Study Lang. ii. ii. 108 They have yet to satisfy themselves whether [Aristotle]..was realist, nominalist, or conceptionalist.
1904 Dublin Rev. Oct. 284 There are still both Nominalists and Conceptionalists at work upon the great problems that have so large a practical bearing and influence upon our lives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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