Definition of sciolism Sciolism
sci•o•lism
We found 4 definitions of sciolism from 4 different sources.
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What does sciolism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: sciolisms |
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| sciolism - pretentious superficiality of knowledge | ||
| shallowness, superficiality the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sciolism (Noun)
The quality of showing opinions on at least one subject of which the perpetrator has little or no knowledge, the practice of this, an instance of the practice of this.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sciolism (n.)
The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sciolism
sī′ō-lizm, n. superficial knowledge.—n. Scī′olist, one who knows anything superficially: a pretender to science.—adjs. Scīolis′tic, pertaining to, or partaking of, sciolism: pertaining to, or resembling, a sciolist; Scī′olous. [L. sciolus, dim. of scius, knowing—scīre, to know.]
