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pansophism

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[pan-suh-fiz-uhm] / ˈpæn səˌfɪz əm /

noun

a claim or pretension to pansophy.

Other Word Forms

pansophist

noun

Etymology

Origin of pansophism

1865–70; < Greek pánsoph ( os ) all-wise + -ism. See pan-, sophism

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