"ipsedixitism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪpsiːˈdɪksɪtɪzəm/ [UK], /ˌɪpsiˈdɪksɪtɪzəm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ipsedixitism.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ipsedixitisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle) + -ism. Coined in the late 18th century by Jeremy Bentham. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ipse dīxit||he himself said it|pos=used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle}} Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ipsedixitism (countable and uncountable, plural ipsedixitisms)
  1. (countable) An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit. Tags: countable
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  2. (uncountable) The practice of making such assertions. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ipsedixitism-en-noun-LkpeQeKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 14 86

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