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APODICTIC
apodictic, apodeictic
(adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apodictic (comparative more apodictic, superlative most apodictic)
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
A style of argument, in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
(theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
Antonyms
• problematic
• assertorical
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"o*deic"tic, Ap`o*dic"tic, Ap`o*deic"tic*al, Ap`o*dic"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. apodicticus, Gr.
Definition: Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.
Ap`o*dic"tic, a.
Definition: Same as Apodeictic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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