occasionalism
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
occasionalism
Where it comes from
From occasional + -ism.
noun occasionalisms
- A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
- A nonce word. This measure stems from the observation that productive morphological rules are likely to produce occasionalisms, whereas unproductive rules are not likely to do so. Occasionalisms are thus particularly important for determining productivity.
Translations
Every language
noun word invented for the occasion
| 한국어 | 임시어 imsieo |
|---|---|
| Français | occasionnalisme |
| Deutsch | Okkasionalismus |
| Italiano | occasionalismo |
| Русский | окказионали́зм okkazionalízm |
noun the idea that God directly causes all events
| Español | ocasionalismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기회 원인론 gihoe wonillon, 우인론 u'illon |
| 日本語 | 機会原因論 kikaigen'inron, 偶因論 gūinron |
| Français | occasionnalisme |
| Italiano | occasionalismo |
| Română | ocazionalism |
| Русский | окказионали́зм okkazionalízm |
Talk about this word "occasionalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occasionalism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. occasionalism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occasionalism "occasionalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occasionalism.Cite this
@misc{occasionalism_2026,
title = {occasionalism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occasionalism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
