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associationist

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Etymology

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From association +‎ -ist.

Noun

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associationist (plural associationists)

  1. (philosophy) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas.
    • 1879, John Stuart Mill, Socialism:
      the experience and manifestations of Fear , were systematically omitted by the Associationist.
  2. (psychology) A proponent of associationism.
    • 1995, Richard Olson, Science Deified & Science Defied:
      Only a full-scale analysis of the origin and development of our sensations and ideas can provide this knowledge; so Hartley's associationist psychology becomes the prerequisite for moral knowledge.
  3. (Islam) a mushrik; one who ascribes partners to Allah (God) or believes in the Trinity. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (Judaism) a shitufi; one who ascribes partners to Hashem (God) or believes in the Trinity. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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