cerebralism

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noun

The doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.

“the enchanting cerebralisms of Eliot”

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Meanings

nouncerebralism (usually uncountable, plural cerebralisms)

plural cerebralisms

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
  2. countableusuallySomething cerebral.

    the enchanting cerebralisms of Eliot

Origin

From cerebral + -ism.

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APA

cerebralism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebralism

MLA

“cerebralism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebralism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebralism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebralism.

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