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Definition of "apriorist" [apriorist]

  • One who believes in the existence of a priori cognition in the Kantian sense of the term. See a priori. (noun)
  • Of or pertaining to a priori cognition, or to apriorism.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "apriorist" in a sentence
  • "Perhaps a third category is needed, apriorist-harriers."
  • "The man - machine was held to be a logically valid notion not because it expressed any apriorist truth about human nature, but on the strength of induction from verifiable psychophysical data."
  • "His statement is too apriorist to be quite trustworthy."