Usually means: Philosophy asserting truth varies individually.
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  1. relativism: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. relativism: Merriam-Webster
  3. relativism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. relativism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  9. relativism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. relativism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  1. relativism: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
  2. Relativism: Eastern Philosophy
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  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)
  2. relativism: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  3. Relativism: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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  1. Relativism: Catholic Encyclopedia
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(Note: See relativist as well.)

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noun:  (uncountable, philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
noun:  (countable, philosophy) A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.

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