presentationism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prez′ən tā′shə niz′əm, prē′zen-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pres•en•ta•tion•ism  (prez′ən tā′shə niz′əm, prē′zen-),USA pronunciation n. [Epistemology.]
  1. Philosophythe doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived. Also called presentative realism. 
  • presentation + -ism 1835–45
pres′en•ta′tion•ist, n., adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
presentationism / ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
  1. the theory that objects are identical with our perceptions of them
    Compare representationalism
ˌpresenˈtationist,
'presentationism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
presentative realism - representationalism

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