feeling of certainty
1certainty — certainty, certitude Leaving aside special meanings in philosophy, both words imply the absence of doubt about the truth of something, but certitude is a more subjective feeling whereas certainty is, strictly speaking, verifiable. In practice,… …
2Certainty — series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology Estimation Fallibilism …
3certainty */*/ — UK [ˈsɜː(r)t(ə)ntɪ] / US [ˈsɜrt(ə)ntɪ] noun Word forms certainty : singular certainty plural certainties 1) [countable] something that will definitely happen or that you feel very sure about He clung to the certainties of his Catholic faith. 2)… …
4certainty — cer|tain|ty [ sɜrtnti ] noun ** 1. ) count something that will definitely happen or that you feel very sure about: Victory looked like a certainty, but then we lost three games back to back. He clung to the certainties of his Catholic faith. 2. ) …
5certainty — [ˈsɜːt(ə)nti] noun 1) [C] something that will definitely happen, or that you feel very sure about Victory looked like a certainty.[/ex] 2) [U] the feeling of being completely sure about something Syn: conviction Ant: uncertainty I can say with… …
6Moral certainty — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …
7Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow — Smilla s Sense of Snow   Cover of US edition …
8gut feeling — gut feeling/instinct/ phrase a feeling that you are certain is right, although you can give no good reason why Beverly had a gut feeling there was something seriously wrong. Thesaurus: certainty and being certainsynonym Main entry …
9certitude — certainty, certitude Leaving aside special meanings in philosophy, both words imply the absence of doubt about the truth of something, but certitude is a more subjective feeling whereas certainty is, strictly speaking, verifiable. In practice,… …
10Phenomenalism — • Philosophical theories that assert that there is no knowledge other than that of phenomena Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Phenomenalism Phenomenalism …
