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sciolism
[ sahy-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- superficial knowledge.
sciolism
/ ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- rare.the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge
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Derived Forms
- ˌscioˈlistic, adjective
- ˈsciolist, noun
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Other Words From
- scio·list noun
- scio·listic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.
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Such an age of sciolism and scholasticism may possibly once more get the better of the literary world.
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Few things are as distressing as the sciolism of a second-rate English editor of a classic.
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