neology
Americannoun
PLURAL
neologiesOther Word Forms
- neologic adjective
- neological adjective
- neologically adverb
Etymology
Origin of neology
From the French word néologie, dating back to 1790–1800. See neo-, -logy
Example Sentences
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In the first place, they describe only one side of the case; for, if there is much infidelity and neology on the continent, there is also a considerable sprinkling of true religion.
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This offshoot of German neology, issuing from the same parent stock with Socinianism, finds a congenial soil in a Unitarian community.
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The whiteness and crystalline form of saltpetre presented a sufficient analogy to attach to it a similar name, neology being in those days not quite so common or so easy as at present.
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He had rather too keen a scent for what was termed neology.
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For this was the age of Benthamism in social philosophy and "German neology" in biblical criticism.
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