Definition of "alogism" in Anglais

noun

1. (art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.

2. (art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.

3. Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.

4. An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.

5. An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.