# simulationism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An art movement of the 1980s, somewhat akin to pop art.
2. The imitation of characteristics of a certain genre in a roleplaying game.
3. Belief in the simulation hypothesis.
4. An ideology or position in which a micronation does not claim or actively seek to achieve sovereignty or independence (statehood), but rather seeks to function as a political or cultural simulation.

## Etymology
From simulation + -ism.

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