ipsedixitism
/ˌɪpsiːˈdɪksɪtɪzəm//ˌɪpsiˈdɪksɪtɪzəm/
ipsedixitism noun: an unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit.
Noun
ipsedixitism (countable and uncountable, plural ipsedixitisms)
- An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit.
- The practice of making such assertions.
ipsedixitism meaning in Bengali
ipsedixitism in Bengali
- একটি ভিত্তিহীন, মিথ্যা এবং গোঁড়া দাবি, একটি ইপসে ডিক্সিট
Forms of ipsedixitism
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Origin of ipsedixitism
From Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle) + -ism. Coined in the late 18th century by Jeremy Bentham.
Questions about ipsedixitism
- What does ipsedixitism mean?
- Ipsedixitism means an unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit.
- What is ipsedixitism in Bengali?
- Ipsedixitism in Bengali is একটি ভিত্তিহীন, মিথ্যা এবং গোঁড়া দাবি, একটি ইপসে ডিক্সিট. See Ipsedixitism meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is ipsedixitism?
- Ipsedixitism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ipsedixitism?
- Ipsedixitism is pronounced /ˌɪpsiːˈdɪksɪtɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ipsedixitism?
- The plural of ipsedixitism is ipsedixitisms.
Words near ipsedixitism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ipsedixitism (page history and authors); ipsedixitism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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