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evidentialism

evidentialism noun: the theory that the justification of a belief depends solely on the evidence for it.

Noun

evidentialism (countable and uncountable, plural evidentialisms)

  1. The theory that the justification of a belief depends solely on the evidence for it.

Forms of evidentialism

pluralevidentialisms

Origin of evidentialism

From evidential + -ism.

Questions about evidentialism

What does evidentialism mean?
Evidentialism means the theory that the justification of a belief depends solely on the evidence for it.
What part of speech is evidentialism?
Evidentialism is a noun.
What is the plural of evidentialism?
The plural of evidentialism is evidentialisms.

Words near evidentialism in the dictionary

  1. evidences
  2. evidenceth
  3. evidencing
  4. evident
  5. evidential
  6. evidentialism
  7. evidentialisms
  8. evidentialist
  9. evidentialistic
  10. evidentialists
  11. evidentialities

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