Philosopheme
//fɪˈlɒsəfiːm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.
"This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian mythi, is a philosopheme."
Example
More examples"This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian mythi, is a philosopheme."
Etymology
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).
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