单词 | pseudodoxy |
释义 | pseudodoxyn. rare. The holding of false opinions, notions, or beliefs; (also) an instance of this; an erroneous belief. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > [noun] misthoughtc1300 error1340 vanityc1386 err1509 delirium1599 unsoundnessa1600 misknowing1616 errancy1623 pseudodoxy1651 apophenia1999 1651 H. Parker Scotlands Holy War 29 Let them not stuffe their long catalogues of Pseudodoxies with such wandring terms as Familisme, Erastianisme, Independentisme, &c. which taken improperly, may reach the best Saints of God, and are seldome used properly by any. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes x. §28 There is no pseudodoxy so great, but may be muzled from doing much harm..without either death, imprisonment, or mutilation. 1879 J. M'Clintock & J. Strong Cycl. Biblical, Theol., & Eccl. Lit. VIII. 760 Pseudodoxy..designates a false or deceptive opinion, and hence is employed for superstition and error. 1954 T. H. White in T. H. White tr. Bk. Beasts 248 The usual rustic stories: the epidemic pseudodoxies with which anybody who has frequented the country inns of England will still be well acquainted. 1979 A. Elliot in PN Rev. 10 30/2 The category..includes pre-historic vulgar errors..as well as more modern but no longer current pseudodoxies. 2000 Interzone Apr. 20/1 Like the Christians, I had placed my faith in a pseudodoxy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651 |
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