ghostologyn.

Brit.

/ɡəʊˈstɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ɡoʊˈstɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ghost n., -ology comb. form.

Etymology: < ghost n. + -ology comb. form. Compare earlier witchology n.

The body of stories and beliefs relating to ghosts. Also: the study of these beliefs and stories; (more widely) the study of ghosts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > ghost-lore

nerterology1800

spectrology1820

ghostology1824

ghostlore1833

1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles II. 222 The mere ghostology being of a neutral character might escape all dangerous criticism.

1840 E. Pickering Quiet Husband I. viii. 260 It is well known to the merest tyro in ghostology that none but the murdered or their murderers snuff this upper air.

1869 Contemp. Rev. 10 295 There are Mormonisms and spirit-rappings and ghostologies without end.

1997 Observer (Nexis) 26 Oct. 11 His theology is decidedly unorthodox and the Church authorities have mixed attitudes to his ‘ghostology’.

2016 High Point (N. Carolina) Enterprise (Nexis) 23 Oct. To understand Renegar's fascination with the ghost of Lydia..you first have to understand his fascination with ghostology, in general.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghostology
释义	ghostologyn. Brit. /ɡəʊˈstɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ɡoʊˈstɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ghost n., -ology comb. form. Etymology: < ghost n. + -ology comb. form. Compare earlier witchology n. The body of stories and beliefs relating to ghosts. Also: the study of these beliefs and stories; (more widely) the study of ghosts. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > ghost-lore nerterology1800 spectrology1820 ghostology1824 ghostlore1833 1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles II. 222 The mere ghostology being of a neutral character might escape all dangerous criticism. 1840 E. Pickering Quiet Husband I. viii. 260 It is well known to the merest tyro in ghostology that none but the murdered or their murderers snuff this upper air. 1869 Contemp. Rev. 10 295 There are Mormonisms and spirit-rappings and ghostologies without end. 1997 Observer (Nexis) 26 Oct. 11 His theology is decidedly unorthodox and the Church authorities have mixed attitudes to his ‘ghostology’. 2016 High Point (N. Carolina) Enterprise (Nexis) 23 Oct. To understand Renegar's fascination with the ghost of Lydia..you first have to understand his fascination with ghostology, in general. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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