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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprétention à la vérité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prɛ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ a la vʁe.ti
"Chaque religion présente sa propre prétention à la vérité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An assertion or proposition that is held to be objectively true and demands assent based on its purported alignment with reality.
"Religious doctrines often make sweeping truth-claims about the nature of the universe." - 2
A statement that posits a verifiable fact or doctrinal validity within a specific ideological framework.
"The scientific theory advanced a powerful truth-claim backed by extensive empirical data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'truth', stemming from Old English 'trīewth' (loyalty, accuracy), and 'claim', from Middle English 'claimer', originating via Old French from Latin 'clamare' (to cry out, proclaim). The compound emerged in modern philosophical and theological discourse to denote assertions that purport to describe objective reality or ultimate validity.
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prétention à la vérité
Transliteration: prɛ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ a la vʁe.ti
"Chaque religion présente sa propre prétention à la vérité."
Wahrheitsanspruch
Transliteration: ˈvaːɐ̯haɪtsˌʔanʃpʁʊx
"Der Philosoph untersuchte den Wahrheitsanspruch der Ideologie."
rivendicazione di verità
Transliteration: ri.ven.di.kaˈt͡sjo.ne di ve.riˈta
"Il saggio analizza ogni singola rivendicazione di verità."
pretensión de verdad
Transliteration: pɾe.tenˈsjon de βeɾˈðad
"El debate filosófico giraba en torno a la pretensión de verdad."
pretensão de verdade
Transliteration: pɾe.tẽˈsɐ̃w dʒi veɾˈdadʒi
"A ciência moderna desafiava a antiga pretensão de verdade."
सत्य का दावा
Transliteration: satya ka dawa
"प्रत्येक विचारधारा का अपना एक सत्य का दावा होता है।"
真理主张
Transliteration: zhēnlǐ zhǔzhāng
"科学和宗教都包含各自的真理主张。"
진리 주장
Transliteration: jin-ri ju-jang
"그 학문은 독창적인 진리 주장을 펼쳤다."
真理の主張
Transliteration: shinri no shuchō
"その哲学者は強い真理の主張を行った。"
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