Etymology

From physic +‎ -ismCategory:English terms suffixed with -ism#PHYSICISM.

Noun

physicism (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#PHYSICISMCategory:English nouns#PHYSICISMCategory:English uncountable nouns#PHYSICISMCategory:English uncountable nouns#PHYSICISMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PHYSICISMCategory:Pages with entries#PHYSICISMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PHYSICISM

1. The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.
   • 1870, Thomas Henry Huxley, The scientific aspects of positivism:

     Anthropomorphism grows into theology, while physicism (if I may so call it) develops into science.

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References

“physicism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.