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Definition: ACATALEPSY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Acatalepsy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Acatalepsy \A*cat"a*lep`sy\, noun. [expression of Greek origin; 'a priv. to seize, comprehend.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ACATALEPSY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] Impossibility of complete discovery or comprehension; incomprehensibility. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Noun] Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability. (references)

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Extended Definition: ACATALEPSY


Acatalepsy

Acatalepsy (from the Greek α̉-, privative, and καταλαμβάνειν, to seize), in philosophy, is incomprehensibleness, or the impossibility of comprehending or conceiving a thing. The Pyrrhonians and Skeptics, and even Plato's Academy asserted an absolute acatalepsia; all human science or knowledge, according to them, went no further than to appearances and verisimilitude.

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Acatalepsy". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: ACATALEPSY

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Translations: ACATALEPSY

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Dari دودلي (doubt, hesitance, hesitancy, acatalepsy, hesitation), ترديد (hesitancy, qualm, scruple, uncertainty, doubt), موضوع غيرقابل درك (acatalepsy). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Français acatalepsie (acatalepsy). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
French acatalepsie (acatalepsy). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 불가지론 (agnosticism, acatalepsy, nescience). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 불가지론 (agnosticism, acatalepsy, nescience). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew אטקלפסיה (acatalepsy). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian acatalessia (acatalepsy). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit אטקלפסיה (acatalepsy). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 불가지론 (agnosticism, acatalepsy, nescience). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi دودلي (doubt, hesitance, hesitancy, acatalepsy, hesitation), ترديد (hesitancy, qualm, scruple, uncertainty, doubt), موضوع غيرقابل درك (acatalepsy). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian دودلي (doubt, hesitance, hesitancy, acatalepsy, hesitation), ترديد (hesitancy, qualm, scruple, uncertainty, doubt), موضوع غيرقابل درك (acatalepsy). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) دودلي (doubt, hesitance, hesitancy, acatalepsy, hesitation), ترديد (hesitancy, qualm, scruple, uncertainty, doubt), موضوع غيرقابل درك (acatalepsy). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, acatalepsy. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ACATALEPSY

Language Translations for “acatalepsy” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin acatalepsyway (acatalepsy). Additional references: Pig Latin, acatalepsy. (volunteer)
Terran B acatalessie (acatalepsy). Additional references: Terran B, acatalepsy. (volunteer)
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