Meanings
alternative gnosiology
- uncommonuncountableThe philosophical study of knowledge.
GNOSEOLOGY, GNOSOLOGY, GNOSTOLOGY, in Metaphysics, doctrine or system of cognition; theory of knowledge; used by Stirling to render Wissenschaftslehre (Fichte's).
(mention only) 1877, Charles Porterfield Krauth, A Vocabulary of the Philosophical Scienceshttps://books.google.com/books?id=4leCKf5bCaQC&pg=PA682&dq=%22gnoseology%221 more example
Like Wolff, he makes the theory of knowledge precede both speculative and practical philosophy, the former of which embraces metaphysics, although, just as Wolff did, he often hesitates whether this theory ought not to be combined with psychology. He [Baumgarten] applies to it the name "gnoseology."
(mention only) 1892, Johann Eduard Erdmann, A History of Philosophyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=6uktAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239&dq=%22gnoseology%22Synonyms: epistemology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe philosophical study of knowledge.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
- Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
- Englishgnosis
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishgnoseology
From gnosis + -ology. Cognates include German Gnoseologie, Bulgarian гносеология (gnoseologija), Czech gnozeologie, Finnish gnoseologia, French gnoséologie, Greek γνωσιολογία (gnosiología), Polish gnoseologia, Romanian gnoseologie, Russian гносеология (gnoseologija), Italian gnoseologia, Slovak gnozeológia, Spanish gnoseología, and Ukrainian гносеологія (hnoseolohija).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gnoseologia
- gnoseologiascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Chinese Cantonese 知識論 /知识论, 認識論 /认识论
- 知識論 /知识论 (zi¹ sik¹ lun⁶)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
- 認識論 /认识论 (jing⁶ sik¹ lun⁶)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Chinese Mandarin 知識論 /知识论, 認識論 /认识论
- 知識論 /知识论 (zhīshilùn, zhīshìlùn)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
- 認識論 /认识论 (rènshilùn, rènshìlùn)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
French gnoséologie
- gnoséologiescientific or philosophical study of knowledge
German Gnoseologie
- Gnoseologiescientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Japanese 認識論
- 認識論 (ninshikiron)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Korean 인식론
- 인식론 (insingnon)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Polish epistemologia, gnoseologia
- epistemologiascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
- gnoseologiascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
- teoria poznaniascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Portuguese gnosiologia
- gnosiologiascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Russian гносеоло́гия
- гносеоло́гия (gnoseológija)scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Spanish gnoseología
- gnoseologíascientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Vietnamese nhận thức luận
- nhận thức luậnscientific or philosophical study of knowledge
Cite this entry
gnoseology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnoseology
“gnoseology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnoseology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnoseology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnoseology.
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