Factish
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Definition
A “fact” treated as powerful or authoritative even though it is understood to be a constructed, fact-like idea rather than an unquestionable fact.
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Meaning of factish
Factish describes a scientific “fact” whose authority is believed in even though the fact is understood as a construction. The word combines the idea of a fact with that of a fetish: something constructed that is believed to possess power.
It can also describe something that is fact-like without necessarily being factual.