epistemological
/ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɑd͡ʒəkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.61 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
Example Sentences
- "The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism."
- "In the period from Spinoza to the end of the 19th century, the reading of design into nature received such devastating attacks from naturalists to non-naturalists alike that there developed an epistemological neurosis which Von Baer aptly termed “teleophobia.”"
- "My conclusion dovetails with Fasold's conclusion, which is based on a quite different, more epistemological kind of argument."
- "The reality which thus emerges is the outcome of the epistemological process in which the mind conceptually structures a given content."
Etymology
Etymology tree English epistemology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English epistemological From epistemology + -ical.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɑd͡ʒəkəl/
- British English: /ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
Inflected Forms
more epistemological (comparative)
most epistemological (superlative)