Meanings
nounoccasionalism (countable and uncountable, plural occasionalisms)
plural occasionalisms
- uncountablehuman sciencesA metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
- countablehuman sciencesA nonce word.
This measure stems from the observation that productive morphological rules are likely to produce occasionalisms, whereas unproductive rules are not likely to do so. Occasionalisms are thus particularly important for determining productivity.
2010, Martin Haspelmath, Andrea D. Sims, Understanding Morphology, second edition, page 130
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Czech okazionalizmus
- okazionalizmusword invented for the occasion
Estonian okasionaalsõna
- okasionaalsõnaword invented for the occasion
Finnish okkasionalismi
- okkasionalismithe idea that God directly causes all events
French occasionnalisme, occasionnalisme
- occasionnalismethe idea that God directly causes all events
- occasionnalismeword invented for the occasion
German Okkasionalismus
- Okkasionalismusword invented for the occasion
Italian occasionalismo, occasionalismo
- occasionalismothe idea that God directly causes all events
- occasionalismoword invented for the occasion
Japanese 機会原因論, 偶因論
- 機会原因論 (kikaigen'inron)the idea that God directly causes all events
- 偶因論 (gūinron)the idea that God directly causes all events
Korean 기회 원인론, 우인론
- 기회 원인론 (gihoe wonillon)the idea that God directly causes all events
- 우인론 (u'illon)the idea that God directly causes all events
- 임시어 (imsieo)word invented for the occasion
Latvian okazionālisms
- okazionālismsword invented for the occasion
Lithuanian okazionalizmas
- okazionalizmasword invented for the occasion
Polish okazjonalizm, okazjonalizm
- okazjonalizmthe idea that God directly causes all events
- okazjonalizmword invented for the occasion
Romanian ocazionalism
- ocazionalismthe idea that God directly causes all events
Russian окказионали́зм, окказионали́зм
- окказионали́зм (okkazionalízm)the idea that God directly causes all events
- окказионали́зм (okkazionalízm)word invented for the occasion
Spanish ocasionalismo
- ocasionalismothe idea that God directly causes all events
Cite this entry
APA
occasionalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionalism
MLA
“occasionalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occasionalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionalism.
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