Malebranchism

English

Etymology

From Malebranche +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmalɪˈbɹantʃɪzəm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmæləˈbɹæntʃɪzəm/
• enPR: măl'ĭ-brăn'chĭ-zəm

Proper noun

Malebranchism

1. The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.

Related terms

• Malebranchist

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Malebranchism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)