Usually means: Philosophy emphasizing randomness in events.
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  1. accidentalism: Merriam-Webster
  2. accidentalism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. accidentalism: Wordnik
  4. accidentalism: Wiktionary
  5. accidentalism: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Accidentalism, accidentalism: Dictionary.com
  7. Accidentalism (art), Accidentalism (painting), Accidentalism (philosophy), Accidentalism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Accidentalism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. accidentalism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Accidentalism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. accidentalism: FreeDictionary.org
  12. accidentalism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. accidentalism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. accidentalism: Merriam-Webster

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Ism Book (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. accidentalism: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (accidentalism)

noun:  Accidental character or effect.
noun:  The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
noun:  A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
noun:  The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.

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