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coherentism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English coherentism From coherent + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: koherentismi — reasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences
  • Polish: koherencjonizm — reasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences
  • Portuguese: coerentismo — reasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences