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Vinony

certainty

noun

  1. perfect knowledge that has total security from error
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɝtn̩ti/ / /ˈsɜːtn̩ti/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English certeynte (“surety”), from Anglo-Norman certeinte, from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin *certānitās, from Latin certus.

  1. The state of being certain.

    “with certainty”

    “moral certainty”

  2. An instance of being certain.
  3. A fact or truth unquestionably established.

    “Certainties are uninteresting and sating.”

    “There is a certainty attainable. A certainty of feeling will arise through the very contemplation of Jesus. But there is also attainable a certainty of Reason.”