# perdurantism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time.

## Etymology
From perdurant + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perdurantism