Certainty vs. Certitude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Certainty and Certitude
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Certainty
Certainty (also known as epistemic certainty or objective certainty) is the epistemic property of beliefs which a person has no rational grounds for doubting. One standard way of defining epistemic certainty is that a belief is certain if and only if the person holding that belief could not be mistaken in holding that belief.
Certitude
The state of being certain or convinced of something; complete assurance; confidence
Who can say with certitude how strong the economy will be next year?.
Certainty
Inevitability
The certainty of death.
Certitude
Something that is assured or believed to be true
"serene certitudes instilled in me by my family and teachers" (Garry Wills).
Certainty
The quality of being established as true
The certainty that the earth orbits the sun.
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Certitude
(uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
I have absolute certitude about that.
Certainty
Confidence; assurance
His certainty that things would get better.
Certitude
(countable) Something that is a certainty.
Taxes are obviously certitudes.
Certainty
Something that is clearly established or assured
"On the field of battle there are no certainties" (Tom Clancy).
Certitude
Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.
Certainty
The state of being certain.
Certitude
Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Certainty
An instance of being certain.
Certainty
A fact or truth unquestionably established.
Certainty
The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
Certainty
A fact or truth unquestionable established.
Certainties are uninteresting and sating.
Certainty
Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
Certainty
The state of being certain;
His certainty reassured the others
Certainty
Something that is certain;
His victory is a certainty
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