ghostology
/ɡəʊsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
ghostology noun: the knowledge or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
Noun
ghostology (usually uncountable, plural ghostologies)
- The knowledge or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
- It did not lessen Septimius's surprise, however, to think that such a singular being was established in the neighborhood without his knowledge; considered as a real occurrence of this world, it seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft.a. 1865 (date written; first published 1872 January–August), Nathaniel Hawthorne, edited by Una Hawthorne, Septimius Felton; or The Elixir of Life, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company...
- This, as all students of ghostology are aware, has frequently been the case; and it was precisely the case with the ghost seen by the famous Lord Brougham, […]1908, H. Addington Bruce, “The Ghost Seen by Lord Brougham”, in Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
Forms of ghostology
| plural | ghostologies |
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Origin of ghostology
From ghost + -ology.
Questions about ghostology
- What does ghostology mean?
- Ghostology means the knowledge or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
- What part of speech is ghostology?
- Ghostology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ghostology?
- Ghostology is pronounced /ɡəʊsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of ghostology?
- The plural of ghostology is ghostologies.
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