cosmothetic

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adjective

Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.

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OriginAncient Greek κόσμος →
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Meanings

adjectivecosmothetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesAssuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.

    The cosmothetic idealists […] deny that mind is immediately conscious of matter.

    a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC

    Synonyms: cosmothetical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAssuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόσμος“universe”
  2. Englishcosmothetic

Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement, arrangement”) + -ic.

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

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