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gnoseology

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The philosophical study of knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: epistemology

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English gnoseology From gnosis + -ology. Cognates include German Gnoseologie, Bulgarian гносеология (gnoseologija), Czech gnozeologie, Finnish gnoseologia, French gnoséologie, Greek γνωσιολογία (gnosiología), Polish gnoseologia, Romanian gnoseologie, Russian гносеология (gnoseologija), Italian gnoseologia, Slovak gnozeológia, Spanish gnoseología, and Ukrainian гносеологія (hnoseolohija).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gnoseologia — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese Cantonese: 知識論 /知识论 (zi1 sik1 lun6) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese Cantonese: 認識論 /认识论 (jing6 sik1 lun6) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese: 知識論 /知识论 (tì-sek-lūn) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese: 認識論 /认识论 (jīn-sek-lūn) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 知識論 /知识论 (zhīshilùn, zhīshìlùn) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 認識論 /认识论 (rènshilùn, rènshìlùn) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • French: gnoséologie — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • German: Gnoseologie — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Japanese: 認識論 (ninshikiron) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Korean: 인식론 (insingnon) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Polish: epistemologia — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Polish: gnoseologia — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Polish: teoria poznania — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Portuguese: gnosiologia — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Russian: гносеоло́гия (gnoseológija) — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Spanish: gnoseología — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
  • Vietnamese: nhận thức luận — scientific or philosophical study of knowledge