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conceptualism

con·cep·tu·al·ism [ kən sépchoo ə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. theory that mental concepts determine reality: the philosophical theory that the existence of something is dependent on our having a mental concept of it

2. theory of art focusing on ideas: a school of art concerned primarily with the ideas behind a work of art rather than the artwork itself


con·cep·tu·al·is·tic [ kən sèpchoo ə lístik ] adjective
con·cep·tu·al·is·ti·cal·ly [ kən sèpchoo ə lístikəlee ] adverb
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