ACCIDENTALISM


Meaning of ACCIDENTALISM in English

— accidentalist , n. , adj.

/ak'si den"tl iz'euhm/ , n.

1. a system of medicine based on the symptoms of a disease, disregarding its origin or cause.

2. Philos. any theory holding that some events have no causes.

[ 1850-55; ACCIDENTAL + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .