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alethophilia

alethophilia noun: a liking or love of the truth; a willingness to come to terms with truth or facts.

Noun

alethophilia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A liking or love of the truth; a willingness to come to terms with truth or facts.
    • (see title)2020 September 22, Shaw Swadenroth, “Alethophilia”, in Substack
    Antonyms:
    alethophobia

Antonyms of alethophilia

Origin of alethophilia

From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia) + -philia, equivalent to aletho- + -philia.

Words formed from alethophilia

Questions about alethophilia

What does alethophilia mean?
Alethophilia means a liking or love of the truth; a willingness to come to terms with truth or facts.
What part of speech is alethophilia?
Alethophilia is a noun.

Words near alethophilia in the dictionary

  1. alethonym
  2. alethonymous
  3. alethonyms
  4. alethophile
  5. alethophiles
  6. alethophilia
  7. alethophilic
  8. alethophobe
  9. alethophobes
  10. alethophobia
  11. alethophobic

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