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sciolism

[ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sciolism

/ ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm /

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

First recorded in 1750–60; from Late Latin sciol(us) “one who knows little,” (diminutive of scius “knowing”; conscious, -ole ¹ ) + -ism

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

There are many positions in life wherein Sciolism seems to be more profitable than knowledge.

This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.

Such an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world.

Few things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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