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Hegelese

Hegelese proper noun: the convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel.

Proper noun

Hegelese

  1. The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel
    • We have felt it ourselves when the obvious meaning of Shakespeare has been rewritten into Hegelese, by some Doctor of Philosophy […] eager to apply his new theory of fog as an illuminating medium.c. 1886, James Russell Lowell, “Don Quixote”, in Lowell's Works, page 122
    • To speak Hegelese for a moment, since the deductive processes so discriminated require for their own development, for their own self-realization, to be combined with and enriched by their ampliative complements, in the broad view of these matters required by an investigation of philosophical...1988, Frederick L. Will, Beyond Deduction, page 152

Origin of Hegelese

From Hegel + -ese.

Questions about Hegelese

What does Hegelese mean?
Hegelese means the convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel.
What part of speech is Hegelese?
Hegelese is a proper noun.

Words near Hegelese in the dictionary

  1. Hegazy
  2. Hegazys
  3. Hegde
  4. Hegdes
  5. Hegel
  6. Hegelese
  7. Hegelian
  8. Hegelianism
  9. Hegelianisms
  10. Hegelianist
  11. Hegelianists

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