gnomology

 [noh-mol-uh-jee]  

gno·mol·o·gy

   [noh-mol-uh-jee]
noun
1.
a collection or anthology of gnomes or aphorisms.
2.
gnomic or aphoristic writing.
Origin:
1635–45; < Greek gnōmología. See gnome2, -o-, -logy

Related forms
gno·mo·log·ic  [noh-muh-loj-ik] , gno·mo·log·i·cal, adjective
gno·mol·o·gist, noun
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