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epoche

epoche noun: moment of theoretical suspension of all action.

Noun

epoche (plural epoches)

  1. Moment of theoretical suspension of all action.
  2. Moment of theoretical suspension of belief.

Forms of epoche

pluralepoches
alternative formepoché

Origin of epoche

Borrowed from Latin epocha or German Epoche, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ). Doublet of epoch. This term was introduced by Husserl and other phenomenologists, although it also seems to be present in Aristotelian philosophy (as the concept did originate with Aristotle).

Questions about epoche

What does epoche mean?
Epoche means moment of theoretical suspension of all action.
What part of speech is epoche?
Epoche is a noun.
What is the plural of epoche?
The plural of epoche is epoches.

Words near epoche in the dictionary

  1. epochal
  2. epochality
  3. epochally
  4. Epochalypse
  5. epochas
  6. epoche
  7. epoched
  8. epoches
  9. epochful
  10. epoching
  11. epochism

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