pansophism

 [pan-suh-fiz-uhm]  

pan·soph·ism

   [pan-suh-fiz-uhm]
noun
a claim or pretension to pansophy.
Origin:
1865–70; < Greek pánsoph(os) all-wise + -ism. See pan-, sophism

Related forms
pan·so·phist, noun
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