pseudology
/s(j)uːˈdɒlədʒi/Now rare
noun
1The making of false statements, lying.
- Sometimes humorously represented as an art or system; the ‘art of lying’..
2A false or pretended science.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Goodwin (?1594–1665), Independent minister. From pseudo- + -logy, in sense 1 after ancient Greek ψευδολογία falsehood.
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