Philosophical theory misrep­resented in simple account

• The doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conceptualism \Con*cep"tu*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects. --Stewart.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The art movement towards conceptual art. 2 (context philosophy English) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Conceptualism is a philosophical theory that explains universality of particulars as conceptualized frameworks situated within the thinking mind. Intermediate between nominalism and realism , the conceptualist view approaches the metaphysical concept of ...