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Definition of: dynamism
(dī′nə·miz′əm) noun
1. Philos. One of various doctrines that endeavor to explain the phenomena of the universe, chiefly or wholly, in terms of force or energy.
2. Psychol. Any of various psychic forces, as repression, sublimation, etc., acting to produce certain effects upon behavior or the personality: also called mechanism.
—dy′na·mist noun
—dy′na·mis′tic adjective
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