verbalism
Example Sentences
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Through the echoes of the new verbalism, one can sense the distress of that crystal spirit, George Orwell.
From Time Magazine Archive
This 'science,' therefore, finally reduces to mere verbalism, distracted by inconsistent relapses into 'psychology.'
From Pragmatism by D. L. Murray
Metaphysics used words and conceptions of multi-dimensional meanings which of necessity resulted in hopeless confusion, in “a talking” about words, in mere verbalism.
From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski
Though it can be cultivated, good verbalism is an innate ability, and a most valuable one.
From The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson
But there is always much verbalism in idealism.
From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Alfred Binet
