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philosopheme

/fɪˈlɒsəfiːm/

philosopheme noun: a philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.

Noun

philosopheme (plural philosophemes)

  1. A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.
    • This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian mythi, is a philosopheme.1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Prometheus of Aeschylus
    • Heidegger makes of distortions of bits of ordinary German — particularly nominalisations of prepositions — and his extensive use of a large number of the obscurer philosophemes (big words) of the tradition.1991, Kevin Mulligan, “How Not to Read: Derrida on Husserl”, in Topoi, volume 10, number 2, →DOI

Forms of philosopheme

pluralphilosophemes

Origin of philosopheme

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek φιλοσόφημα (philosóphēma, “syllogism”) via Latin philosophema (“syllogism”). The Greek was formed from φιλοσοφέω (philosophéō, “to philosophize or pursue knowledge”) and the nominalizing suffix -μα (-ma).

Questions about philosopheme

What does philosopheme mean?
Philosopheme means a philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.
What part of speech is philosopheme?
Philosopheme is a noun.
How do you pronounce philosopheme?
Philosopheme is pronounced /fɪˈlɒsəfiːm/.
What is the plural of philosopheme?
The plural of philosopheme is philosophemes.

Words near philosopheme in the dictionary

  1. philosophates
  2. philosophating
  3. philosophation
  4. philosophations
  5. philosophe
  6. philosopheme
  7. philosophemes
  8. philosopher
  9. philosopher by fire
  10. philosopher king
  11. philosopher kings

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