apodictic
/apəʊˈdaɪktɪk//apoʊˈdɪktɪk/
adjective
- 1
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
- 2
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.”
- 3
(Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
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