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单词 savantism
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savantismn.

Brit. /ˈsavnˌtɪz(ə)m/, /səˈvɑːntɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /sæˈvɑnˌtɪzəm/, /sɑˈvɑnˌtɪzəm/, /səˈvɑnˌtɪzəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: savant n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < savant n. + -ism suffix, after French savantisme (1756 or earlier). With sense 2 compare earlier idiot savantism n. at idiot savant n. Derivatives.
1. Knowledge or learning. Frequently in later use with pejorative connotations: bookish or conventional learning; erudition without practical application. Cf. savant n. 1.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [noun]
learningc897
wisdomc950
witnessc950
lore971
clergya1225
wit1297
apprise1303
gramaryec1320
clergisea1330
cunning1340
lering1340
sciencea1387
schoola1393
studya1393
art?a1400
cunningnessa1400
leara1400
sophyc1440
doctrinec1460
mathesisa1475
grammarc1500
doctorship1567
knowledge1576
scholarship1579
virtuosoship1666
erudition1718
eruditenessa1834
Wissenschaft1834
savantism1855
scholarment1896
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun] > mere book-learning
bookishness1577
bookism1788
savantism1855
bookiness1877
1855 Our ‘First Families’ xxv. 297 The soul, or principle of life, does indeed reside in the lungs and vital viscera, and not in the brain, as modern savantism has so mathematically and geographically diagrammed it out.
1930 Survey 1 Mar. 666/2 Scholarship transcends mere savantism.
1958 R. L. Cook Dimensions of Robert Frost i. iii. 31 Usually his wit is pointed at savantism, bookfast scholars, demobilized intellects, whether in science, scholarship, business, or the military.
2004 C. Wilson Moral Animals viii. 287 Male savantism has made an overwhelming impression, registering with us as clear proof of overall male capability and female disqualification.
2. Unusual or exceptional aptitude for a particular task or activity despite significant impairment in other areas of intellectual or social functioning. Also more generally: precocious or prodigious talent in a single field. Cf. savant n. 2.
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1989 D. A. Treffert Extraordinary People ii. 21 Apparently X. was born intelligent and savantism did not occur until acquired mental deficiency, following illness, affected intellectual functioning but spared musical skills.
1998 Strad June 577/2 This was the same William Jackson who provided a personal memoir documenting the musical savantism of eight-year-old Wolfgang Mozart in London.
2011 D. A. Hodges & D. C. Sebald Music in Human Experience ix. 163 Of course, prodigies are not brain damaged, but there are some striking similarities with savantism.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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