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maledictology

Syllables: mal·e·dic·tol·o·gyUS/ˌmælədɪkˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

maledictology noun: the scientific study of insults and curses.

Noun

maledictology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of insults and curses.
    • For in the framework of maledictology (if one may so describe the science of cursing), when a spiritually evolved person pronounces an effective curse, he loses much of his/her accumulated credits.1998, Varadaraja V. Raman, Bālakāṇḍa: Rāmāyaṇa as Literature and Cultural History, page 282
    • This unexplored domain of maledictology offers unique possibilities to those nefarious individuals who may desire to convey either erotic, lecherous, licentious or profane and abusive messages.2005, Reinhold Aman, Maledicta, volume 10, page 44

Examples of maledictology in a sentence

  • Therefore, the paper follows the outline given above: (i) maledictology – on swearing and reviling, (ii) from the history…2008, Ernest W.B. Hess-Lüttich, HimmelHerrgottSakrament! Gopfridstutz! und Sacklzement! Ars Semeiotica, Volume 31, No. 3–4, page 327...
  • maledictology * the study of obscene or abusive language2012, Paul Convery, Inkhorn's Erotonomicon, →ISBN, page 145:

Origin of maledictology

From malediction + -ology.

Questions about maledictology

What does maledictology mean?
Maledictology means the scientific study of insults and curses.
How do you use maledictology in a sentence?
Therefore, the paper follows the outline given above: (i) maledictology – on swearing and reviling, (ii) from the history…
What part of speech is maledictology?
Maledictology is a noun.
How do you pronounce maledictology?
Maledictology is pronounced /ˌmælədɪkˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ (US).

Words near maledictology in the dictionary

  1. maledicted
  2. maledicting
  3. malediction
  4. maledictions
  5. maledictive
  6. maledictology
  7. maledictory
  8. maledicts
  9. maledight
  10. maledights
  11. maledom

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