certitude

• He had loved her now for two years, with the tranquil tenderness that gathers depth and volume as it nears fulfilment; he knew that she would wait for him--but the certitude was an added pang. —  The Touchstone
• But his certitude is as remarkable as his hesitation. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)
• These may, indeed, not be false, but we do not know them to be true, because the only witness to their certitude is the hypothesis which they themselves have been called in to explain We are not discussing the above-mentioned assertions regarding the immaterial unity of the soul and the existence of a Supreme Being as dogmata, which certain philosophers profess to demonstrate a priori, but purely as hypotheses. —  The Critique of Pure Reason
• These may, indeed, not be false, but we do not know them to be true, because the only witness to their certitude is the hypothesis which they themselves have been called in to explain. —  The Critique of Pure Reason
• He had loved her now for two years, with the tranquil tenderness that gathers depth and volume as it nears fulfilment; he knew that she would wait for him -- but the certitude was an added pang. —  The Touchstone

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

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