单词 | philomathy |
释义 | philomathyn. rare. Love of or devotion to learning. In quot. 1647: †a philomath (obsolete).Apparently unrecorded in the 18th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [noun] > devotion to learning philomathy1622 1622 R. Allestree Allestree's Almanac 1622 Mar. Let euery Philomathy Leaue lying Astrology: And write true Astronomy. 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον i. 29 He was one of the silken wits of his age, by nature a Phylomathy, so addicted to erudition and literature, that he used his cradle like a Library, making Bookes his nugaments. 1901 Daily Chron. 17 Sept. 5/6 With a pure view to philomathy, I should much like some veracious ‘average’ husband to inform your readers what he does..to alleviate the insufferable monotony..of the ‘average’ domesticated wife. 1990 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 110 181/1 He boldly claims first place in ‘literary culture’ on the basis of his ‘philosophy’ and ‘philomathy’ along with Isocrates, Theodectes and Naucrates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622 |
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