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[ adjective ] evident without proof or argument
Synonyms Examples "an axiomatic truth" "we hold these truths to be self-evident" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The Roman_Catholic natural-law tradition regards as self-evident that the primary objective purpose of the conjugal act is procreation and that the fostering of the mutual love of the spouses is the secondary and subjective end . (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)I do not mean to suggest that these assumptions are self-evident , in the sense that everyone agrees with them . Related terms |
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