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psychologism definition

psy·cholo·gism (sī käl′ə jiz′əm)

noun

any attempt to find psychological bases for historical events, philosophical concepts, etc.: usually a disparaging term

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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