atomism

English

Etymology

atom +‎ -ism

Noun

atomism (countable and uncountable, plural atomisms)

(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
(philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.

Derived terms

logical atomism

Related terms

atomistic

Translations

ancient Greek theory

Bulgarian: атомизъм m (atomizǎm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 原子說／原子说 (zh) (yuánzǐshuō)
Czech: atomismus (cs) m, atomizmus (cs) m
Dutch: atomisme (nl) n
Finnish: atomismi (fi), atomioppi
Galician: atomismo (gl) m
Irish: adamhachas m
Japanese: 原子説 (げんしせつ, genshisetsu)
Latin: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: atomismo (pt) m
Polish: atomizm, atomistyka f
Romanian: atomism (ro) n
Russian: атоми́зм (ru) m (atomízm)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: атомізм (uk) m (atomizm)

Romanian

Etymology

From French atomisme.

Noun

atomism n (uncountable)

atomism

Declension

declension of atomism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) atomism	atomismul
genitive/dative	(unui) atomism	atomismului
vocative	atomismule

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