English
anekantavada
Anekantavada comes from Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद ‘scepticism, non-absolutism’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअनेकान्तवादan-ekānta-vāda‘scepticism, non-absolutism’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016anekantavada
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअनेकान्तवादan-ekānta-vāda‘scepticism, non-absolutism’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016anekantavada
Earliest quotation: 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations: “And, ultimately, anekantavada was not a doctrine of relativism:…”
The story
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद (an-ekānta-vāda, “scepticism, non-absolutism”), a compound literally meaning "doctrine of non-exclusivity".
Every English word from Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद
Today it means
noun The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद / anekantavada