Meanings
nounnoneism (uncountable)
- uncountablemetaphysicshuman sciencesThe theory that some things do not exist, and it is possible to quantify over non-existent things using the particular or existential quantifier.
Origin
From none + -ism, coined by Richard Routley.
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APA
noneism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noneism
MLA
“noneism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noneism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noneism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noneism.
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