sciolism

[ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm /

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noun

superficial knowledge.

Origin of sciolism

1810–20; <Late Latin sciol(us) one who knows little (diminutive of scius knowing; see conscious, -ole¹) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM sciolism

sci·o·list, nounsci·o·lis·tic, adjective

Words nearby sciolism

scintillometer, scintillon, scintiphotography, scintiscan, scintiscanner, sciolism, sciomachy, sciomancy, scion, sciophyte, sciosophy

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Example sentences from the Web for sciolism

Few things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic.
An American at Oxford|John Corbin
Such an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world.
Phaedrus|Plato
This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.
Education: How Old The New|James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for sciolism

sciolism

/ (ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

rare the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge

Derived forms of sciolism

sciolist, nounsciolistic, adjective

Word Origin for sciolism

C19: from Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know

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单词	sciolism
释义	sciolism [ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ] / ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sciolism ON THESAURUS.COM noun superficial knowledge. Origin of sciolism 1810–20; <Late Latin sciol(us) one who knows little (diminutive of scius knowing; see conscious, -ole¹) + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM sciolism sci·o·list, nounsci·o·lis·tic, adjective Words nearby sciolism scintillometer, scintillon, scintiphotography, scintiscan, scintiscanner, sciolism, sciomachy, sciomancy, scion, sciophyte, sciosophy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sciolism Few things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic. An American at Oxford\|John Corbin Such an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world. Phaedrus\|Plato This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism. Education: How Old The New\|James J. Walsh British Dictionary definitions for sciolism sciolism / (ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm) / noun rare the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge Derived forms of sciolism sciolist, nounsciolistic, adjective Word Origin for sciolism C19: from Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sciolism blindness, oblivion, disregard, illiteracy, bewilderment, insensitivity, incapacity, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, unawareness, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, unfamiliarity, nescience, dumbness, philistinism, uncouthness
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sciolism

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