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acatalepsy

[ ey-kat-l-ep-see ]

noun

Philosophy.
  1. an ancient Skeptical view that no more than probable knowledge is available to human beings.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â·³¦²¹³Ù·²¹Â·±ô±ð±è·³Ù¾±³¦ [ey-kat-l-, ep, -tik], noun adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acatalepsy1

1595–1605; (< Medieval Latin ²¹³¦²¹³Ù²¹±ôŧ±è²õ¾±²¹ ) < Greek ²¹°ì²¹³Ù²¹±ôŧ±è²õí²¹, equivalent to ²¹°ì²¹³Ù²¹±ôŧ±è³Ù ( ±ðî²Ô ) to not comprehend (verbal derivative of ²¹°ì²¹³Ùá±ôŧ±è³Ù´Ç²õ incomprehensible, ungraspable; a- 6, catalepsy ) + -ia -ia
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Acatalepsy, a-kat-a-lep′si, n. incomprehensibility, a term of the sceptic school of Carneades, who thought nothing could be known to certainty by man.—adj.

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