philosopheme

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Definition of philosopheme in English English dictionary

A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom

This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian mythi, is a philosopheme.

{n} a principle of reasoning, a theorem

A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning

Etymology

() Borrowed from the Ancient Greek φιλοσόφημα (“syllogism”) via Latin philosophema (“syllogism”). The Greek was formed from φιλοσοφέω (“to philosophize or pursue knowledge”) and the nominalizing suffix -μα.