Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lewis's trilemma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: lewis's trilem-ma
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An apologetic argument for the divinity of Jesus, claiming that if he was not divine then he must have been either evil or deluded.

Etymology

One version was popularised by the scholar and writer C. S. Lewis.

Questions

What does lewis's trilemma mean?: An apologetic argument for the divinity of Jesus, claiming that if he was not divine then he must have been either evil or deluded.
Where does lewis's trilemma come from?: One version was popularised by the scholar and writer C. S. Lewis.

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