sciolism
superficial knowledge.
Origin of sciolism
1Other words from sciolism
- sci·o·list, noun
- sci·o·lis·tic, adjective
Words Nearby sciolism
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How to use sciolism in a sentence
There are many positions in life wherein sciolism seems to be more profitable than knowledge.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanThis is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.
Education: How Old The New | James J. WalshSuch an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world.
Phaedrus | PlatoFew things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic.
An American at Oxford | John Corbin
British Dictionary definitions for sciolism
/ (ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm) /
rare the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge
Origin of sciolism
1Derived forms of sciolism
- sciolist, noun
- sciolistic, adjective
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