sub·jec·tiv·ism (s?b-j?k?t?-v?z??m)n.1. The quality of being subjective.2. a. The doctrine that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious self and its sensory states.b. A theory or doctrine that emphasizes the subjective elements in experience.3. Any of various theories holding that the only valid standard of judgment is that of the individual. For example, ethical subjectivism holds that individual conscience is the only appropriate standard for moral judgment.sub·jec?tiv·ist n.sub·jec?tiv·is?tic adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.subjectivism (s?b?d??kt??v?z?m) n1. (Philosophy) the meta-ethical doctrine that there are no absolute moral values but that these are variable in the same way as taste is2. (Philosophy) any similar philosophical theory, for example, about truth or perception3. (Theology) any theological theory that attaches primary importance to religious experience4. the quality or condition of being subjective sub?jectivist n sub?jecti?vistic adj sub?jecti?vistically advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sub?jec?tiv?ism (s?b?d??k t??v?z ?m) n. 1. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible. 2. a. any of various theories maintaining that moral judgments are statements concerning the emotional or mental reactions of the individual or the community. b. any of several theories holding that certain states of thought or feeling are the highest good. [1855?60] sub?jec?tiv?ist, n. sub?jec`ti?vis?tic, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.subjectivism1. Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self and that all transcendent knowledge is impossible.2. Ethics. the theory that certain states of feeling or thought are the highest good.3. Ethics. the doctrine that the good and the right can be distinguished only by individual feeling. ? subjectivist, n. ? subjectivistic, adj.See also: Philosophythe views and behavior of one who tends to be affected by the emotional qualities of an event, argument, or problem. Also called subjectivity.See also: Attitudes-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.