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sciolism

[ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

  1. superficial knowledge.


sciolism

/ ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. rare.
    the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌscioˈlistic, adjective
  • ˈsciolist, noun
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Other Words From

  • scio·list noun
  • scio·listic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciolism1

First recorded in 1750–60; from Late Latin sciol(us) “one who knows little,” (diminutive of scius “knowing”; conscious, -ole 1 ) + -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciolism1

C19: from Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know
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Example Sentences

There are many positions in life wherein Sciolism seems to be more profitable than knowledge.

This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.

Such an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world.

Few things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic.

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