HyperDic: relativism

English > 1 sense of the word *relativism*:
NOUN	cognition	relativism	(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

relativism > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'lahtihvih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *relativism*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved.
Category	philosophy	The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
Broader	philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory	A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
Spanish	relativismo
Catalan	relativisme
Adjectives	relativistic	of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of relativism