epimenidean

epimenidean
\\ˌepəˌmenəˈdēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Epimenides, 7th century B.C. Cretan poet and philosopher who according to legend slept for 57 years in a cave + English -an
: being or resembling that of the Cretan poet and philosopher Epimenides

the Epimenidean paradox that “All Cretans are liars”


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  • epimenidean — ep·i·men·i·de·an …   English syllables

  • liar paradox — noun : a semantical paradox associated with the Cretan philosopher Epimenides (†7th cent. B.C.) and occurring when someone says “I am lying” or “I am now asserting a falsehood” which is a true statement if it is false and a false one if it is… …   Useful english dictionary

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