coherentism

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns →
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Meanings

nouncoherentism (countable and uncountable, plural coherentisms)

plural coherentisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA 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.

Origin

  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. Englishcoherentism

From coherent + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish koherentismi
  • koherentismireasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences
Polish koherencjonizm
  • koherencjonizmreasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences
Portuguese coerentismo
  • coerentismoreasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

coherentism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coherentism

MLA

“coherentism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coherentism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coherentism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coherentism.

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