402. Truth and Error

See also 250. LOGIC .

alethiology

the branch of logic dealing with truth and error. — alethiologist , n. — alethiological, adj.

errancy

1. the condition of being in error.

2. the tendency to be in error or the capacity for being in error; fallibility.

falsism

anything that is patently false or untrue; a fallacy.

Plinyism

an assertion of doubtful truth or accuracy, as with some statements in Pliny’s Natural History.

theopneusty

the force or process of divine inspiration; the power by which the Holy Spirit reveals truth to men. — theopneustic, theopneusted , adj.

truism

a self-evident, obvious truth. — truistic, truistical , adj.