polyhistor

[ pol-ee-his-ter ]

noun

1. a person of great and varied learning.

Other Words From

• pol·y·his·tor·ic [pol-ee-hi-, stawr, -ik, -, stor, -], adjective
• poly·histo·ry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyhistor¹

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin polyhistor, from Greek polyístōr “very learned.” See poly-, history

Example Sentences

Groeningius announced a Polyhistor bibliothecarius in 1700, which was to deal with law after the fashion of Morhof's "Polyhistor."

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Polyhistor, pol-i-his′tor, n. a person of great and varied learning.

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Calidonia, as Iulius Solinus Polyhistor in plaine words dooth record.

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The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor.

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According to Polyhistor, he was a usurper who had been a vine-dresser in the royal gardens.

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