Meanings
nounconceptualist (plural conceptualists)
plural conceptualists
- An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
- human sciencesOne who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
I have taken no notice of an intermediate sect called Conceptualists ; whose distinguishing tenet is said to have been , that the mind has a power of forming general conceptions
1792, Dugald Stewart, Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinconceptuālis
- Englishconceptual
- Englishconceptualist
From conceptual + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish konseptualisti, konseptualisti
- konseptualistitype of artist
- konseptualistisupporter of conceptualism
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APA
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Chicago
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