MENTALISM


Meaning of MENTALISM in English

n.1 Philos. the theory that physical and psychological phenomena are ultimately only explicable in terms of a creative and interpretative mind.

2 Psychol. the primitive tendency to personify in spirit form the forces of nature, or endow inert objects with the quality of 'soul'.

Derivatives:

mentalist n. mentalistic adj.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.