phrenology
a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
Origin of phrenology
1Other words from phrenology
- phren·o·log·ic [fren-l-oj-ik], /ˌfrɛn lˈɒdʒ ɪk/, phren·o·log·i·cal, adjective
- phren·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- phre·nol·o·gist, noun
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How to use phrenology in a sentence
His demented phrenology monologue to Django all but seals it.
The Daily Beast’s Oscar Nominees: Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway & More | Marlow Stern | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkHe was, perhaps, best known shortly before his death, when delivering lectures on phrenology.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkBut when they try to settle what women are good for, by phrenology, I like to have them put their tape round my head.
A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.I suppose phrenology is an open question, on which everybody has a right to speak his mind.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
But I am much less interested in crusades for or against phrenology than in your happiness at Ivy Cottage.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for phrenology
/ (frɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /
(formerly) the branch of science concerned with localization of function in the human brain, esp determination of the strength of the faculties by the shape and size of the skull overlying the parts of the brain thought to be responsible for them
Derived forms of phrenology
- phrenological (ˌfrɛnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- phrenologist, noun
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