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doxomimetic 

noun
It's a concept made by Plato in his book "The Sophist", where he describes it as an imitation which is based on opinion and strives to appear what if it is assumed.

Etymology: from the Greek δόξα (glory) + μιμητικός (imitation ‒ see "mimesis").
"... we will give the name of doxomimetics to imitation that is based on opinion, and that based on knowledge, historical or erudite mimetics." - PLATO, The Sofist, LII.
doxomimetic by Carl Achelaw September 29, 2021
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doxomimetic 

Common noun
Dialectical concept designated by Plato that defines imitation that is based on opinion and strives to appear what is assumed. It is quoted in the book The Sophist (Plato), section LII, as opposed to the mimetic that is based on knowledge, called "historical or scholarly mimetic".

Etymology: from greek δοξα (glory) + μιμητικός (representation, imitatio)
"Paul was studying dialectics, specifically the concept of doxomimetics, which would be questioned in the test."
doxomimetic by Carl Achelaw September 17, 2021
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