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blik

blik noun: an unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.

Noun

blik (plural bliks)

  1. An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
    • Let us call that in which we differ from this lunatic, our respective bliks. He has an insane blik about dons; we have a sane one. It is important to realize that we have a sane one, not no blik at all; for there must be two sides to any argument — if he has a wrong blik, then those who are right...1950, R. M. Hare, Theology and Falsification

Forms of blik

pluralbliks

Origin of blik

Coined by R. M. Hare in 1950.

Questions about blik

What does blik mean?
Blik means an unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
What part of speech is blik?
Blik is a noun.
What is the plural of blik?
The plural of blik is bliks.

Words near blik in the dictionary

  1. Blighty one
  2. Blighty ones
  3. Blighty wound
  4. Blighty wounds
  5. Blijenberg
  6. blik
  7. blikanasaurid
  8. blikanasaurids
  9. blike
  10. bliked
  11. blikes

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