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n. 1. an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; as, the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who makes experiments, especially one who likes to experiment; an experimenter. Whaterly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who relies primarily on experimentation and the evidence of one's own senses; an empiricist; -- contrasted with theoretician or dogmatist. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as, Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the Christian right. [ PJC ]

n. a supporter of fundamentalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to fundamentalists or fundamentalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. characteristic of a fundamentalist; -- especially, resembling the behavior of a fundamentalist; as, a fundamentalist dislike of new ideas. [ PJC ]

n. (Philos.) The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable instrument. -- In`stru*men"tal*ist, n.

Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes. Josiah Royce. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Any theory of psychology that accepts introspective data about the functioning of the mind as a valid object of study; contrasted to behaviorism. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertainig to mentalism. [ PJC ]

n. The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive importance to sacraments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds the doctrine of the real objective presence of Christ's body and blood in the holy eucharist. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. sentimentalisme. ] The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality. [ 1913 Webster ]