adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
General-American:/ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɑd͡ʒəkəl/
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rhymes with -ɒdʒɪkəl
CMU ARPABET:EH0 P IH2 S T AH0 M AA0 L AA1 JH IY2 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epistemic, epistemologic
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Synonym of epistemic (“of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epistemic
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to epistemology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
epistemic modal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epistemic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English epistemology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English epistemological From epistemology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
epistemològic
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Danish:
epistemologisk
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Danish:
erkendelsesteori
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Dutch:
epistemologisch
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Dutch:
epistemisch
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Finnish:
tietoteoreettinen
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
French:
épistémologique
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Galician:
epistemolóxico
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
German:
epistemologisch
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
German:
erkenntnistheoretisch
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Italian:
epistemologico
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Latvian:
epistemoloģisks
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Macedonian:
епистемолошки
(epistemološki)
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Norwegian Bokmål:
epistemologisk
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Norwegian Nynorsk:
epistemologisk
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Occitan:
epistemologic
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Polish:
epistemologiczny
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Polish:
gnoseologiczny
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Portuguese:
epistemológico
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Romanian:
epistemologic
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Russian:
эпистемологи́ческий
(epistemologíčeskij)
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Serbo-Croatian:
епистемо̀лошкӣ
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Serbo-Croatian:
epistemòloškī
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Spanish:
epistemológico
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Swedish:
epistemologisk
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Swedish:
kunskapsteoretisk
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
Yiddish:
עפּיסטעמאָלאָגיש
(epistemologish)
— of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
