self-evident+truth
1self-evident truth — index principle (axiom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2self-evident truth — noun an assumption that is basic to an argument • Syn: ↑basic assumption, ↑constatation • Hypernyms: ↑assumption, ↑supposition, ↑supposal …
3Self-evident — Self ev i*dent, a. Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self evident proposition or truth. {Self ev i*dent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
4self-evident — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ by no means ▪ These ideas were by no means self evident when they were first sugg …
5truth — Synonyms and related words: a priori truth, absolute certainty, absolute credibility, absoluteness, accomplished fact, accuracy, actuality, actually, assurance, assuredness, authenticity, axiom, brocard, candor, certain knowledge, certainness,… …
6truth — n 1. reality, actuality, Archaic. sooth; gospel, gospel truth, naked truth, unvarnished truth, Sl. straight goods; facts, Inf. low down, Inf. scoop, story; inside information, intelligence. 2. verity, Archaic. troth, factuality, factualness; ac… …
7Self-refuting idea — Self refuting ideas are ideas or statements whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to be true. Many ideas are accused by their detractors of being self refuting, and such accusations are therefore almost… …
8Truth — • Defines ontological, logical, and moral truth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Truth Truth † …
9Self-evidently — Self evident Self ev i*dent, a. Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self evident proposition or truth. {Self ev i*dent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
10Self-evidence — In epistemology (theory of knowledge), a self evident proposition is one that is known to be true by understanding its meaning without proof.Some epistemologists deny that any proposition can be self evident. For most others, the belief that… …
