Definition of: terminism

(tûr′mə·niz′əm) noun
1. Theol. The doctrine that God has ordained a limit in the life of each man and of mankind beyond which the opportunity for salvation is lost.
2. A form of nominalism; specifically, the doctrine of William of Ockham, who stated that universals are abstract terms or predicables, rather than either real existents or mere vocal sounds. [<L terminus term]