accidentalism

Noun

uncountable

Accidental character or effect. / The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).

Japanese Meaning

偶然的な性質や効果 / 外見が実体や本質とは対照的であるという信念（トマス・アクィナスに基づく）

The critic argued that the film's accidentalism gave it a spontaneous charm that couldn't be replicated.

批評家はその映画の偶然性が、再現できない自発的な魅力を与えていると主張した。

Sense（1）

Accidental character or effect.

Sense（2）

The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).

Sense（3）

A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.

Sense（4）

The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.