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Meaning of "sciolism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCIOLISM

From Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCIOLISM

sciolism  [ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCIOLISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sciolism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCIOLISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sciolism in the English dictionary

The definition of sciolism in the dictionary is the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCIOLISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCIOLISM

scintillator
scintilliscan
scintillometer
scintillon
scintilloscope
scintiscan
scintiscanner
sciolist
sciolistic
sciolous
sciolto
sciomachies
sciomachy
sciomancer
sciomancy
sciomantic
scion
sciophyte
sciophytic
sciosophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCIOLISM

air embolism
alcoholism
ametabolism
anabolism
antialcoholism
asystolism
basal metabolism
catabolism
crassulacean acid metabolism
diabolism
epipolism
evangelism
holism
hypermetabolism
idolism
katabolism
mongolism
pulmonary embolism
shopaholism
thromboembolism
workaholism

Synonyms and antonyms of sciolism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sciolism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCIOLISM

Find out the translation of sciolism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sciolism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sciolism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sciolism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sciolism
570 millions of speakers

English

sciolism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पज्ञता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sciolism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sciolism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sciolism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞানের অসার ভান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sciolism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sciolism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sciolism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sciolism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겉 핥기 식 지식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sciolism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiến thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல்லறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विज्ञानवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şarlatanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nozionismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sciolism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sciolism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sciolism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημιμάθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skyn geleerdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sciolism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sciolism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sciolism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIOLISM»

The term «sciolism» is used very little and occupies the 180.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIOLISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sciolism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sciolism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sciolism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIOLISM»

Discover the use of sciolism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sciolism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Quarterly Christian Spectator
They have guarded a few minds against sciolism and pretension in philosophy, and they have given a new and more imposing air to sciolism itself, and placed in the hands of the charlatan enchantments and magical arts, which hold fast its ...
‎1838
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Remarks on some portions of Bp. Colenso's teaching, and its ...
And dost thou ask, oh Christian man, the nature of the germ from which thy Christianity has sprung, according to Modern Science (if this indeed be she, and not her counterfeit Sciolism) ; lo, ask it not of me ; no description of the impurities of the ...
William Orde NEWNHAM, 1866
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The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature
who brands Unitarian Christians with " sciolism," with a want of literature no less than of honesty, should be unacquainted with the existence of a seventh edition of that work, in which is disclosed a most material change of the author's opinion,  ...
‎1825
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Three Letters to Francis Wrangham, Archdeacon of Cleveland, ...
And after all, should it be proved that Unitarian writers of the present generation are sciolists, it will not follow that their principles deserve the opprobrious name of sciolism. Principles which either wholly, or in their most essential particulars, ...
Charles Wellbeloved, 1823
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The Word Lover's Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, ...
sciolism (n.) SAY-uh-liz-uhm—shallow or phony knowledge Jerry Springer seems to engage in sciolism on his talk show. scrag (n.) SKRAG —a skinny person or animal The scrag was so skinny that even a medium-size shirt was too loose for ...
From the Editors of the Captivate Network, 2009
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The Foreign Quarterly Review
It is therefore cheering to hear from authoritative quarters a public confession of " sciolism and want of zeal" on the part of English scholars, an open lamentation that " while we rival or surpass the continental nations in most other branches of ...
‎1839
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
scibile. See para 2 of: science, scient, sciential, scientific, scientism, scientist— sciolism, sciolist (whence sdolistíc), sciolous—sdous—scibile.—Compounds: adscititious; conscience, conscient (whence inconscient), conscientious, conscionable ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Alien Physics: The Physical Operation Performed Upon the Cosmos
theological experiment was insulated from the Texas Alien by the U.S. government, U.S. culture, their own wealth and their own prestige and their own sciolism. While these "scientists so called" on a religious quest received $100 million from ...
Ronald F. Avery, 2002
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The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane].
It is therefore cheering to hear from authoritative quarters a public confession of " sciolism and want of zeal" on the part of English scholars, an open lamentation that " while we rival or surpass the continental nations in most other branches of ...
John George Cochrane, 1839
10
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals: Synonyms, ...
—William Shakespeare sciolism (SIGH-uh-liz-im). Superficial knowledge; shallow learning; charlatanism. We were shocked and annoyed when we discovered that the “professor” had been guilty of blatant SCIOLISM all these years. See also: ...
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, 2011

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCIOLISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sciolism is used in the context of the following news items.
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STRANGE INTIMACIES
To marvel over his art on these grounds does not merely warrant censure as rank condescension; such sciolism misses a basic point: Edlin's biography is far ... «Brooklyn Rail, Mar 14»
2
“Manufacturing Consent”: Bernard-Henri Lévy, the “New …
The arguments about «moral obligation» exhausted, he tried to put his best foot forward demonstrating his sciolism. Lévy started to speak in broken English ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Feb 14»
3
What Does the 'Fox' Say?
I'll never know if the girl in the locker room all those years ago shot me down out of political conviction or—more likely—simply sciolism. But college is a far cry ... «Harvard Crimson, Oct 13»
4
Dressing-room mystique; and Liverpool's lexicon
The Fiver likes to pick up the dictionary and learn a new word or two, for instance, which is why it knows that "sciolism" means superficial knowledge, but it's not ... «The Guardian, Jul 13»
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21 years old / COMEBACK MY DAUGHTERS
09. sciolism 10. Just leave me be 11. Cherry blossoms 12. El Dorado <COMEBACK MY DAUGHTERS、NEWアルバム『Mira』2013年7月3日発売 > COMEBACK ... «YouTube, Jun 13»
6
Yeah Ignorant and Stupid At the Same Damn Time.
(ThyBlackMan.com) I must admit, I am disappointed, afraid and frankly appalled at the extent to which sciolism is displayed in America, especially among folks ... «ThyBlackMan, Apr 12»
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Melissa Harris-Perry Santa Claus, Yes President Obama…
Now not being white, or a political “scientist” (emphasis on the word scientist) or as astute on the matters as Professor white, my sciolism may be lucid for all to ... «ThyBlackMan, Dec 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sciolism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sciolism>. May 2024 ».
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