Apodictic Definition
ăpə-dĭktĭk
adjective
Necessarily or demonstrably true; incontrovertible.
American Heritage
That can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true.
Webster's New World
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
Wiktionary
A style of argument, in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
Don't be so apodictic! You haven't considered several facets of the question.
Wiktionary
(theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
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Origin of Apodictic
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Latin apodīcticus from Greek apodeiktikos from apodeiktos demonstrable from apodeiknunai to demonstrate apo- apo- deiknunai to show deik- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin apodīcticus (“proving clearly”, “demonstrative”), from the Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikos, “affording proof”, “demonstrative”), from ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeiknumi, “I demonstrate”).
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