nominalism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nominalism
    n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled
         by the same term have nothing in common but their name
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nominalism \Nom"i*nal*ism\, n.
   The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "nominalism":
      differentiation, differentness, distinctiveness, egohood,
      human factor, identity, individualism, individuality, integrity,
      nonconformity, oneness, particularism, particularity,
      personal equation, personal identity, personality, personship,
      self-identity, selfhood, selfness, singularity, soul, uniqueness
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