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One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.

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  1. n. One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.
  2. n. a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
  3. One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only. Reid.
  4. One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adoptedthe opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals,exist in name only. Reid.
  5. n a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism