Apodictic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /apəʊˈdɪktɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Apodictic is an adjective meaning Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
Meaning
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
More Meanings
- Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
- (Biblical studies, theology) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
Example Sentences
No religion has ever yet owed its prevalence to ‘apodictic certainty’.
Don’t be so apodictic! You haven’t considered several facets of the question.
The orca spoke in the odd grammatical tense used either to describe dreams, or to make statements so true they were apodictic, such as "All things die" or "Before my conception I did not exist."
Word Forms
- apodeictic
Synonyms for apodictic
Depending on context, synonyms include true, apodeictic.
Antonyms for apodictic
Common opposites include problematic, assertorical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include true, apodeictic, apodictical, indubitable, undeniable, decisive.
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