- sciolists
- 'sci·o·list || 'saɪəlɪst n. one who has only superficial knowledge
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Sciolist — Sci o*list, n. [L. sciolus. See {Sciolous}.] One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. [1913 Webster] These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biblical Exegesis — Biblical Exegesis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Exegesis Exegesis is the branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture. The exegete does not inquire which books constitute Sacred… … Catholic encyclopedia
vibratiunculæ — noun /vaɪbɹeɪʃɪˈʌŋkjʊliː/ |nocap=t. Nothing therefore is more unwarrantable, or more plainly shews the precipitant presumption of modern sciolists, than the familiar use of the general theory of aerial undulations in their attempts to explain the … Wiktionary
sci|o|lis|tic — «SY uh LIHS tihk», adjective. of, or like sciolism or sciolists … Useful english dictionary
