synkatathesis

noun

syn·​ka·​tath·​e·​sis

ˌsinkəˈtathəsə̇s,

-iŋk-

plural -es

: acceptance or endorsement of a presentation or idea as true or valid

—used of a Stoic doctrine analogous to the modern view of judgment

Word History

Etymology

Greek, literally, approval, assent, from the stem of synkatatithenai to agree entirely with (from syn- + katatithenai to put down, put an end to, settle, from kata- cata- + tithenai to put, place) + -sis

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