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certitude Definition

cer·ti·tude (sʉrt′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. a feeling of absolute sureness or conviction
  2. sureness; inevitability

Etymology: OFr < LL(Ec) certitudo < L certus, certain

certitude Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • society: Beck did emphasize that the risk society is produced because the certitudes of industrial society dominates thought and action.

Preposition: that

  • philosophy: Does Wittgenstein bring certitude that philosophy leaves the word as it is?

Converse of object

  • have: The comedy of forgiveness has no such luxurious certitude.
  • bring: Does Wittgenstein bring certitude that philosophy leaves the word as it is?
  • increase: And yet the evidence points, with increasing certitude, to bankruptcy.

Adjective modifier

  • moral: In his quest for moral certitude, Garcia's search for a mentor can only complicate his existence.
  • absolute: Gazing with the eye of God, he will perceive within every atom a door that leadeth him to the stations of absolute certitude.
  • such: The comedy of forgiveness has no such luxurious certitude.
  • final: No outburst surely, in enemy country, but for us, the final certitude to be free and alive.