ˈsər]d.əˌtüd, ˈsə̄], ˈsəi], ]tə-, -ə.ˌtyüd noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus certain — more at certain
1. : the state of being certain of the truth or rightness of something : freedom from doubt : confidence
certitude is not the test of certainty — O.W.Holmes †1935
2. : accuracy, precision, or unfailingness of act or event
the objective moral certitudes have dissolved — Walter Lippmann
demonstrate the absolute certitude of its conclusions — J.W.Krutch