1. of, relating to, or characterized by nominalism (the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts, general terms, or universals have no independent existence but exist only as names)
Usage: philosophical

Examples

• The nominalistic approach denies that mathematical objects exist independently of human thought.
• His nominalistic philosophy rejected the idea of universal essences.
• The debate between realistic and nominalistic interpretations continues in modern philosophy.
• She adopted a nominalistic view of scientific theories.
• The nominalistic position argues that categories are merely linguistic constructs.
• Medieval nominalistic thinkers challenged the prevailing scholastic views.