acatalepsy

[ey-kat-l-ep-see]

a·cat·a·lep·sy

[ey-kat-l-ep-see]
noun Philosophy.
an ancient Skeptical view that no more than probable knowledge is available to human beings.

Origin:
1595–1605; (< Medieval Latin acatalēpsia) < Greek akatalēpsía, equivalent to akatalēpt(eîn) to not comprehend (verbal derivative of akatálēptos incomprehensible, ungraspable; see a-6, catalepsy) + -ia -ia

a·cat·a·lep·tic [ey-kat-l-ep-tik] , noun, adjective
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Acatalepsy has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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