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apodictic

/apəʊˈdɪktɪk/ UK
/apəʊˈdaɪktɪk/ UK
/æpəˈdɪktɪk/ US
/apoʊˈdɪktɪk/ US

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From the Latin apodīcticus (“proving clearly”, “demonstrative”), from the Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós, “affording proof”, “demonstrative”), from ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknumi, “to demonstrate”). In turn, from ἀπο- (apo-, “separate, without”), and δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”).

adjective more apodictic · most apodictic · apodeictic

Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. No religion has ever yet owed its prevalence to ‘apodictic certainty’.
Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so. Don’t be so apodictic! You haven’t considered several facets of the question.
Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"

Opposite: problematic, assertorical

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adjective

Opposite: problematic, assertorical

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adj incontrovertible

Français	apodictique
Deutsch	apodiktisch
Română	apodictic
Русский	аподикти́ческий apodiktíčeskij

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@misc{apodictic_2026,
  title = {apodictic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apodictic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}