philology
noun
the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
unphilological
-
a word derived from
philology.
Example Sentences
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An unphilological reader of Homer notes that Duntzer thinks the Doloneia "older than the oldest portion of the Odyssey," while Gemoll thinks that the author of the Doloneia. was familiar with the Odyssey.
From Homer and His Age by Andrew Lang
But further—and this alone is sufficient to settle the question—the explanation is altogether unphilological.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Indeed, he spoke to all the unphilological inhabitants with a directness and tact which went home to them at once.
From Yesterdays with Authors by James T. Fields
