αιτιοκρατία

Greek

Etymology

From αιτία (aitía, “cause”) +‎ -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy”), calque of New Latin determinismus.[1] Compare to the synonym ντετερμινισμός (determinismós), a loanword of German Determinismus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ti.o.kra.ˈti.a/
  • Hyphenation: αι‧τι‧ο‧κρα‧τί‧α

Noun

αιτιοκρατία • (aitiokratía) f (plural αιτιοκρατίες)

  1. (philosophy) determinism

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References

  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “αιτιοκρατία”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.

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