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coherentism

coherentism noun: a form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.

Noun

coherentism (countable and uncountable, plural coherentisms)

  1. A form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.

Forms of coherentism

pluralcoherentisms

Origin of coherentism

From coherent + -ism.

Words formed from coherentism

Questions about coherentism

What does coherentism mean?
Coherentism means a form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.
What part of speech is coherentism?
Coherentism is a noun.
What is the plural of coherentism?
The plural of coherentism is coherentisms.

Words near coherentism in the dictionary

  1. coherences
  2. coherencies
  3. coherency
  4. coherent
  5. coherent light
  6. coherentism
  7. coherentisms
  8. coherentist
  9. coherentists
  10. coherentization
  11. coherentizations

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