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Noun

1. 1
   The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion. uncountable

   "Anthropomorphism grows into theology, while physicism (if I may so call it) develops into science."

Synonyms

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animalismatomismbehaviorismdialectical materialismempiricismmarxism

Example

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"Anthropomorphism grows into theology, while physicism (if I may so call it) develops into science."

Etymology

From physic + -ism.

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