sciolism
Americannoun
noun
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- sciolist noun
- sciolistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of sciolism
First recorded in 1750–60; from Late Latin sciol(us) “one who knows little,” (diminutive of scius “knowing”; conscious, -ole 1 ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, without a moment's warning, he would utter a paradox which from any one else might have seemed the mere recklessness of sciolism, but which, coming from him, was treasured in the memory.
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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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Meanwhile, the genius of the Florentine people was saving Italian literature from the extreme consequences to which caricatures of this kind, inspired by humanistic pedantry and sciolism, exposed it.
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This is scholarship; the secondary information that has been popular is sciolism.
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The pages of this periodical form an invaluable storehouse to the philosophic naturalist, who wishes to pursue his science undeterred by the ridicule of sciolism or the frown of authority.
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