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Philosopheme

//fɪˈlɒsəfiːm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.

    "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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