Innatism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa. uncountable

Etymology

From innate + -ism.

Related phrases

tabula rasa

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