polyhistor

[ pol-ee-his-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin polyhistor, from Greek polyístōr “very learned.” See poly-, history

Groeningius announced a Polyhistor bibliothecarius in 1700, which was to deal with law after the fashion of Morhof's "Polyhistor."

Polyhistor, pol-i-his′tor, n. a person of great and varied learning.

Calidonia, as Iulius Solinus Polyhistor in plaine words dooth record.

The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor.

According to Polyhistor, he was a usurper who had been a vine-dresser in the royal gardens.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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