phenamenism

[English phenomen( on ); ism. ] The principles or doctrines of the phenom enists. phě-năm-ěn-Ist, s . [Eng. phenomen (on); -ist.] Mental Phil .: One who believes in the doctrine of phenomenalism (q. v.). phě-năm-en-ol-o-gỹ, s . [Gr. phainomenon a phenomenon; suff. -ology . ] A description or his tory of phenomena; a treatise on phenomena. phě-năm-ăn-on, *phæ-năm-en-on ( pl . phěnom-en-a), s. [Latin phæno men on, from Greek phainomenon, prop. the neut. of the pa . par. of phainomai =to appear; Fr. phénomène ; Ital. & Sp. fenomeno .] 1. Lit .: An appearance; that which is presented to the eye; anything visible; whatever in matter or 2. Fig .: A remarkable or unusual appearance; that which strikes us as strange, uncommon, or extraordinary; a very remarkable or extraordinary person, thing, or occurrence.