Definition of acataleptic
: relating to or characterized by acatalepsy
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Origin and Etymology of acataleptic
Greek akatalēptos incomprehensible (from a- 2a- + katalēptos seized, comprehensible) + English -ic
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First Known Use: circa 1727
in the meaning defined above
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plural -s
: one that suspends judgment as a matter of principle believing certainty is impossible
First Known Use of acataleptic
1679
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