fallibilism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- făʹlĭ.bĭ.lĭ.zəm
- /ˈfælɪbɪlɪzəm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English fallible Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fallibilism From fallible + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fallibilisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
hu fallibilizmus (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · fi fallibilismi (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · ru фаллибили́зм (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · cmn 可謬論 /可谬论 (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · cmn 无法获得明确知识的理论 (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · cs falibilismus (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · ca fal·libilisme (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · es falibilismo (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · de Fallibilismus (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · fr faillibilisme (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · pl fallibilizm (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · cmn 無法獲得明確知識的理論 (doctrine that knowledge is never certain) · pt falibilismo (doctrine that knowledge is never certain)