Etymology

urdoxa

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Today it means: A pre-reflective, original belief; a foundational doxic attitude prior to doubt or affirmation. Full definition →

German Urdoxa ← Ancient Greek δόξα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδόξα
  2. German · borrowed fromUrdoxa
  3. English todayurdoxa

German Urdoxa, equivalent to ur- + doxa (Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa)), in Husserlian phenomenology.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδόξα all →

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