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sciolism
[ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ]
/ ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm /
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noun
superficial knowledge.
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Origin of sciolism
OTHER WORDS FROM sciolism
sci·o·list, nounsci·o·lis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby sciolism
scintillometer, scintillon, scintiphotography, scintiscan, scintiscanner, sciolism, sciomachy, sciomancy, scion, sciophyte, sciosophy
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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
sciolism
/ (ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
rare the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge
Derived forms of sciolism
sciolist, nounsciolistic, adjectiveWord Origin for sciolism
C19: from Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know
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