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justificationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jus-ti-fi-ca-tion-ism
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to.

Uncountable

Etymology

From justification + -ism.

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What does justificationism mean?
An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to.
Where does justificationism come from?
From justification + -ism.

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