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(philosophy, uncountable) A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God. / (linguistics, countable) A nonce word.

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occasionalism

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occasionalism

uncountable countable

Japanese Meaning

哲学: すべての出来事が神によって引き起こされるとする形而上学的な教義。 / 言語学: その場限りで使われる語、一時的な語（nonce word）。

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The philosopher defended occasionalism, arguing that perceived causal connections are merely occasions for divine action.

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その哲学者は、すべての出来事が神によって引き起こされるとする形而上学的説を擁護し、私たちが認識する因果関係は単に神の行為の契機にすぎないと主張した。

Sense（1）

(philosophy, uncountable) A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.

Sense（2）

(linguistics, countable) A 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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

occasionalisms

（ plural ）

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