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Ipsedixitism

//ˌɪpsiˈdɪksɪtɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit. countable
  2. 2
    an unsupported dogmatic assertion wordnet
  3. 3
    The practice of making such assertions. uncountable

Etymology

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.

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