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apodictism

Syllables: apo·dict·ismUK/apəʊˈdɪktɪzm/

apodictism noun: apodictic character, tendency, or pretension.

Noun

apodictism (usually uncountable, plural apodictisms)

  1. (rare, usually) Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension.
    • It is my conviction that the evident stiffness and apodictism of the definitions cited was already predetermined.1976, Z. Bauman, Socialism, page 50
    • His sincerity, bordering on naïvete, may explain his inability to approach people…and even a certain apodictism.1979, Le Théâtre en Pologne, XXI:vii-xii, page 22
  2. (countable, rare, usually) An apodictic assertion or pronouncement; a strong, unwarranted claim.
    • That phytogeography of today is a “confused hodgepodge of theory and half-baked notions”…is yet another example of Croizat’s apodictisms.1954, H.J. Lam, “Antarctica: The Cradle of Angiosperms?”, in Vegetatio, IV, № 6, page 431

Examples of apodictism in a sentence

  • Dogmatic apodictism is essentially characteristic of faith.1989, G. Florovsky, translated by R.S. Haugh, Ecumenism I, page 74:
  • Naturally, not in the same way and not with the equal apodictism in determining their national attribution.1999, The Macedonian Times, LI-LXII, page 136/1:

Forms of apodictism

pluralapodictisms
alternative formapodeictism

Origin of apodictism

From apodict(ic) + -ism.

Questions about apodictism

What does apodictism mean?
Apodictism means apodictic character, tendency, or pretension.
How do you use apodictism in a sentence?
Dogmatic apodictism is essentially characteristic of faith.
What part of speech is apodictism?
Apodictism is a noun.
How do you pronounce apodictism?
Apodictism is pronounced /apəʊˈdɪktɪzm/ (UK).
What is the plural of apodictism?
The plural of apodictism is apodictisms.

Words near apodictism in the dictionary

  1. apodictic
  2. apodictical
  3. apodictically
  4. apodicticism
  5. apodicticity
  6. apodictism
  7. apodictisms
  8. apodictive
  9. apodicts
  10. apodid
  11. apodids

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