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encyclopedism

American  
[en-sahy-kluh-pee-diz-uhm] / ɛnˌsaɪ kləˈpi dɪz əm /
Or encyclopaedism

noun

  1. encyclopedic learning.

  2. (often initial capital letter) the doctrines and influence of the Encyclopedists.

Etymology

Origin of encyclopedism

First recorded in 1825–35; encycloped(ia) + -ism

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