Temporalism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The position that the truth value of a proposition can vary across time. countable, uncountable

    "As stated, this argument assumes a form of propositional temporalism: it assumes that the proposition expressed by my sentence for A-THEORY* has different truth values relative to different times."

  2. 2
    The tendency of ecclesiastical authority to interfere in the political power of a nation. countable, uncountable

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"As stated, this argument assumes a form of propositional temporalism: it assumes that the proposition expressed by my sentence for A-THEORY* has different truth values relative to different times."

Etymology

From temporal + -ism.

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