alethiology

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- ancient distilling apparatus; purifying or transforming apparatus or act. alembicate, v. distil. alembicated, adj. rather too refined (of literary style). alethiology

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  1. A term used by Sir William Hamilton to denote that part of logic which treats of the nature of truth and error, and of the rules for their discrimination.

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  • - ancient distilling apparatus; purifying or transforming apparatus or act. alembicate, v. distil. alembicated, adj. rather too refined (of literary style). alethiology —  xml's Blinklist.com
 

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  1. from Greek ἀλήθεια, truth (from ἀληθής, true, from ἀ- privative + λανθάνειν, λαθεῑν, escape notice, be concealed: see Lethe), + -λογία, from λέγειν, speak: see -ology.
 

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