"ecthesis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἐκθετικός}} Ancient Greek ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ecthesis (uncountable)
  1. (logic, historical) An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation. Tags: historical, uncountable Related terms: ecthetic, ecthetically Related terms (a letter published in 638 CE by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius which defined Monothelitism as the official imperial form of Christianity.): The Ecthesis
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