phylactologyn.
/ˌfʌɪlakˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌfaɪˌlækˈtɑlədʒi/ Counter-espionage.Apparently an isolated use.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > counter-espionage > [noun]
counter-espionage1899
contre-espionnage1919
counter-intelligence1940
phylactology1966
1966 K. Amis Anti-death League i. 18 Apparently what's called the philosophy of phylactology—spy-catching to you—has been transformed.
Derivatives
phylactoˈlogical adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > counter-espionage > [adjective]
phylactological1966
1966 K. Amis Anti-death League i. 108 I had no idea you were practised in phylactological thought.
phylacˈtologist n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > counter-espionage > [noun] > person engaged in
counter-spy1939
phylactologist1966
1966 K. Amis Anti-death League iii. 269 This mere technician, this electrical eavesdropper, seemed to imagine he was on a level with a qualified phylactologist like himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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