1. Plural of mentalism; the philosophical doctrine that mental phenomena are fundamental to reality, or that the mind is the only thing that truly exists.
Usage: philosophy; formal
2. Plural of mentalism; magic tricks or illusions that create the illusion of mind-reading or telepathy.
Usage: entertainment

Examples

• Various mentalisms have been proposed throughout the history of philosophy.
• The magician's mentalisms amazed the audience with seemingly impossible feats of mind-reading.
• Philosophers debated whether mentalisms or materialisms better explained consciousness.
• The stage performer specialized in mentalisms that left spectators bewildered.
• Different schools of mentalisms offer competing views on the nature of reality.