Ipsedixitism
/ˌɪpsiˈdɪksɪtɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit. countable
- 2 an unsupported dogmatic assertion wordnet
- 3 The practice of making such assertions. uncountable
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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.