Meaning of occasionalism | Babel Free
Definitions
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A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God. uncountable
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A nonce word. countable
Equivalents
Español
ocasionalismo
Suomi
okkasionalismi
Français
occasionnalisme
Italiano
occasionalismo
Русский
окказионализм
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.