English Explanatory Dictionary

epistemic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.
  2. Of or relating to how cognition or knowledge is expressed in language.
  3. Of or relating to epistemology (“the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge”); epistemologic or epistemological.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/ /-ˈstɛ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epistemic.wav /ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/

Word forms

epistemic

Etymology

PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge; science”) + English -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns) (compare modern Greek επιστημικός (epistimikós, “relating to science, scientific”)). Ἐπιστήμη (Epistḗmē) is derived from ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai, “to have knowledge of, know”) (from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, prefix meaning ‘all over; on, on top of’) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand; to weigh”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).

Antonyms

nonepistemic deontic

Related words

episteme epistemological epistemologically epistemologist epistemology epistemonical

Derived words

autoepistemic epistemically epistemic circularity epistemic crisis epistemicism epistemicist epistemicity epistemic logic epistemic marker epistemic rationality epistemic regime epistemics nonepistemic
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