Definition of antilogy in English:

antilogy

nounPlural antilogiesanˈtɪlədʒi

archaic

A contradiction in terms or ideas.
〈古〉（词语或概念上的）自相矛盾
Example sentencesExamples
- More generally, antilogy names the basic rhetorical theory (propounded by Protagoras) that two contrary arguments may be given about everything.
- We join tautologies, synonyms, antonyms, and antilogies by the common name oppositi (singular- oppositus) (from the Latin, oppositus = opposite).
- Accepting this mathematical context produces a semantical change in the meanings of the terms with the result that they no longer stand for classical concepts and are therefore no longer antilogies.
- He commented, ‘Everybody is building reusable components but everyone is building the same reusable components over and over again, which is a little bit of an antilogy.’
- In Hopkins's poetic practice, this is rendered by the frequent use of antilogies to qualify the divine.
Synonyms
conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, lack of congruence, incongruity, incongruousness, mismatch, variance

Origin

Early 17th century: from French antilogie, from Greek antilogia, from anti- 'against' + -logia (see -logy).

Rhymes

trilogy

单词	antilogy
释义	Definition of antilogy in English: antilogy nounPlural antilogiesanˈtɪlədʒi archaic A contradiction in terms or ideas. 〈古〉（词语或概念上的）自相矛盾 Example sentencesExamples More generally, antilogy names the basic rhetorical theory (propounded by Protagoras) that two contrary arguments may be given about everything. We join tautologies, synonyms, antonyms, and antilogies by the common name oppositi (singular- oppositus) (from the Latin, oppositus = opposite). Accepting this mathematical context produces a semantical change in the meanings of the terms with the result that they no longer stand for classical concepts and are therefore no longer antilogies. He commented, ‘Everybody is building reusable components but everyone is building the same reusable components over and over again, which is a little bit of an antilogy.’ In Hopkins's poetic practice, this is rendered by the frequent use of antilogies to qualify the divine. Synonyms conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, lack of congruence, incongruity, incongruousness, mismatch, variance Origin Early 17th century: from French antilogie, from Greek antilogia, from anti- 'against' + -logia (see -logy). Rhymes trilogy
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