Etymology

coherentism

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

English coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinhaereō
  7. Latincohaereō
  8. Latincohaerēns
  9. Middle Frenchcoherent
  10. Englishcoherent
  11. English todaycoherentism

From coherent + -ism.

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