maieutic
[ mey-yoo-tik ]
/ meɪˈyu tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
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Origin of maieutic
1645–55; <Greek maieutikós of, pertaining to midwifery, equivalent to maieú(esthai) to serve as a midwife (akin to maîa midwife) + -tikos-tic
Words nearby maieutic
Maid of Orléans, maidservant, Maidstone, Maidu, Maiduguri, maieutic, maigre, maihem, maik, maiko, Maikop
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Example sentences from the Web for maieutic
Therefore he called his method the "maieutic" or "obstetric" art.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker
British Dictionary definitions for maieutic
maieutic
maieutical
/ (meɪˈjuːtɪk) /
adjective
philosophy of or relating to the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
Word Origin for maieutic
C17: from Greek maieutikos relating to midwifery (used figuratively by Socrates), from maia midwife
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