episteme

noun

ep·​i·​ste·​me

ˌepəˈstē(ˌ)mē

plural -s

: knowledge

specifically : intellectually certain knowledge

Word History

Etymology

Greek epistēmē understanding, knowledge, from feminine of epistēmōn understanding, knowing, from epistanai to understand, know, from epi- + histanai to set, place

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