"abderitism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæbdəˌɹɪtɪzm̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abderitism.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From German Abderitismus, from Abderit (“foolish person”) + -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρῑ́της (Abdērī́tēs, “Abderite”) because of the Abderites’ famed foolishness and stupidity in classical Greece. It is equivalent to Abderite + -ism. The German term was coined by the philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) in Der Streit der Fakultäten (The Conflict of the Faculties, 1798). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Abderitismus}} German Abderitismus, {{suffix|de|Abderit|ismus|nocat=1|t1=foolish person|t2=-ism}} Abderit (“foolish person”) + -ismus (“-ism”), {{der|en|grc|Ἀβδηρῑ́της||Abderite}} Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρῑ́της (Abdērī́tēs, “Abderite”), {{suffix|en|Abderite|ism}} Abderite + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} abderitism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The theory that humanity's morality will never advance beyond its present state. Wikipedia link: Immanuel Kant, Marbach am Neckar Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-abderitism-en-noun-LVlb89ib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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