单词 | pseudology |
释义 | pseudologyn. Now rare. 1. The making of false statements, lying; (also) an instance of this.Sometimes humorously represented as an art or system; the ‘art of lying’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > telling of falsehoods, lying > art of pseudology1646 1646 J. Goodwin Anapologesiates Antapologias 152 This passages..I conceive rather deserves a worse place in the seventh chapter, amongst the Jim and Ojim of Antapologeticall pseudologies, then here. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pseudologie (Gr.), a false speaking, or lying. 1712 Proposals for printing Treat. Art of Political Lying 13 Not..according to the sound Rules of Pseudology. 1805 Miniature No. 26 (1806) II. 65 It is not my intention..to enter into a disquisition upon the noble art of Pseudology. 1988 Cultural Critique No. 9. 81 The impossible pseudology of those who claim both Americanism and Communism. 2. A false or pretended science. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > false assertion > [noun] > science of pseudology1867 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > false or pretended science pseudoscience1796 dogology1820 pseudology1907 alternative science1981 woo-woo1983 1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Jan. 10 Laying the foundation of the new science of comparative pseudology. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 26 Nov. 3/2 To prevent his further researches in this insanitary section of the field of Pseudology [‘occultism’]. 1979 P. L. Brown Megaliths & Masterminds 189 The culmination of pyramid pseudology..was a book entitled The Great Pyramid: its Divine Message. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646 |
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