pansophy

[ pan-suh-fee ]

noun

1. universal wisdom or knowledge.

pansophy

/ pænˈsɒfɪk; ˈpænsəfɪ /

noun

1. universal knowledge

Derived Forms

• panˈsophically, adverb
• pansophic, adjective

Other Words From

• pan·soph·ic [pan-, sof, -ik], pan·sophi·cal adjective
• pan·sophi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pansophy¹

First recorded in 1635–45; pan- + -sophy

Word History and Origins

Origin of pansophy¹

C17: from New Latin pansophia; see pan- , -sophy

Example Sentences

Philosophy she lacked, but theosophy, which is a pansophy, she possessed—when she did not need it.

From Project Gutenberg

Next in importance to pansophy or encyclopædism, and closely connected with it, is the principle that a knowledge of words and of things should go hand in hand.

From Project Gutenberg

German philosophers made ready to seize upon it with huge mental biceps and labor to incorporate it beneficently into the Teuton pansophy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• acumen
• caution
• common sense
• experience
• foresight
• insight
• intelligence
• judgment
• knowledge
• poise
• prudence
• sanity
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• sophistication
• understanding