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misology

[ mi-sol-uh-jee, mahy- ]

noun

  1. distrust or hatred of reason or reasoning.


misology

/ maɪ-; mɪˈsɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. hatred of reasoning or reasoned argument
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • miˈsologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mi·solo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misology1

First recorded in 1825–35; miso- + -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misology1

C19: from Greek misologia, from misos hatred + logos word, reasoning. See logos
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Example Sentences

It has been well said that the theme of the Faust is the consequence of a misology, or hatred of knowledge, resulting upon an original thirst for knowledge baffled.

Associated words: savant, philomath, philomathy, misology, oracle, pedant, pedantry. lease, v. let, demise, rent. lease, n. letting, demise; tenure.

But a love of knowledge for itself, and for pure ends, would never produce such a misology, but only a love of it for base and unworthy purposes.

But this system is mere misology reduced to principles; and, what is the most absurd thing in this doctrine, the neglect of all scientific means is paraded as a peculiar method of extending our cognition.

The intended theme of the Faust is the consequences of a misology, or hatred and depreciation of knowledge caused by an originally intense thirst for knowledge baffled.

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