axiological

American  

[ak-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌæk si əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. relating to axiology, the branch of philosophy dealing with values, such as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.

   The axiological aspects of Tolkien's mythology are embedded in the language—elves are noble and beautiful, orcs evil and hideous, as evidenced in their names and languages.

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Other Word Forms

• axiologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of axiological

First recorded in 1905–10; axiolog(y) ( def. ) + -ical ( def. )

Example Sentences

With its "devolutionary theopantism" * and "axiological eschatology,"* theology is jaw-breakingly abstract.

From Time Magazine Archive

This dual identity-observer and integral part of the observed phenomena-raises ethical, axiological, and epistemological aspects almost impossible to reconcile.

From Project Gutenberg

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