What does "psychism" mean?

The old doctrine that there is a fluid (continuity) universally diffusing, and equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual organizations.

What is a synonym for "psychism"?

Common synonyms include: animism, atomism, form, idealism, incorporeality, intangibility.

Psychism

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Noun

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The old doctrine that there is a fluid (continuity) universally diffusing, and equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual organizations. countable, uncountable
"PSYCHISM […]is the word to denote the doctrine that there is a fluid, diffused throughout all nature[…]"

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animism atomism form idealism incorporeality intangibility

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"PSYCHISM […]is the word to denote the doctrine that there is a fluid, diffused throughout all nature[…]"

Etymology

Compare French psychisme.

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