cesare

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In logic, the mnemonic name of a mood of the second figure of syllogism, consisting of three universal propositions, the major premise and conclusion being negative and the minor premise being affirmative: as, No false religion produces good moral results; all kinds of Christianity produce good moral results; therefore, no kind of Christianity is a false religion. Five of the six letters composing the word cesare are significant. C means that the mood is reducible to celarent; e, that the major premise is a universal negative; s, that this premise is simply converted in the reduction; a, that the minor premise is a universal affirmative; e, that the conclusion is a universal negative. See barbara and mood.