gnomologyn.

/nəʊˈmɒlədʒi/

Etymology: < Greek γνωμολογία the uttering or collecting of gnomes, < γνώμη gnome n.¹ + -λογία discoursing, collection, < λογ- , λεγ- to say, to collect: see -logy comb. form.

1. A collection of general maxims or precepts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > collection of

topicsa1568

gnomology1645

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 61 Which art of powerfull reclaiming, wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and gnomologies.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋ 234 These Hæmatognomists..in their Gnomologies may be compared to [etc.].

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Pref. Gnomologies..Adagies or Proverbs.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. i. 29 Several of them [sc. the publications of Neander] are gnomologies, or collections of moral sentences from the poets.

2. Gnomic discourse; the sententious element in writing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun] > quality of

sentencec1530

sententiousness1530

sententiosity1646

gnomology1806

1806 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 143 There is sound sense in the thinking, selection in the gnomology, condensation in the style [etc.].

1889 Edinb. Rev. No. 345. 74 Ben Sira expanded the gnomology of preceding writers by opening up the larger vistas of human relations.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	gnomology
释义	gnomologyn. /nəʊˈmɒlədʒi/ Etymology: < Greek γνωμολογία the uttering or collecting of gnomes, < γνώμη gnome n.¹ + -λογία discoursing, collection, < λογ- , λεγ- to say, to collect: see -logy comb. form. 1. A collection of general maxims or precepts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > collection of topicsa1568 gnomology1645 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 61 Which art of powerfull reclaiming, wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and gnomologies. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋ 234 These Hæmatognomists..in their Gnomologies may be compared to [etc.]. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Pref. Gnomologies..Adagies or Proverbs. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. i. 29 Several of them [sc. the publications of Neander] are gnomologies, or collections of moral sentences from the poets. 2. Gnomic discourse; the sententious element in writing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun] > quality of sentencec1530 sententiousness1530 sententiosity1646 gnomology1806 1806 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 143 There is sound sense in the thinking, selection in the gnomology, condensation in the style [etc.]. 1889 Edinb. Rev. No. 345. 74 Ben Sira expanded the gnomology of preceding writers by opening up the larger vistas of human relations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1645
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