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

Derived Forms

• miˈsologist, noun

Other Words From

• mi·solo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misology¹

First recorded in 1825–35; miso- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of misology¹

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

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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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