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Napoleonology

Napoleonology noun: the study of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Noun

Napoleonology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of Napoleon Bonaparte.
    • We cited an instance: a certain profound student, eminent, dynamic and successful lawyer, who had the largest Napoleonic library in the South and was most accomplished in (sic) Napoleonology, or bibliography, could not secure a chair in a public school or college to teach Napoleonic history because...1939 December 26, “Degrees and Men”, in The Daily Herald, volume XLII, number 113, Biloxi, Miss., page four, column 2
    • There is the same plea for what he calls a “credible Christology,” though in fact, given his interpretation of Jesus, there is no need for any Christology at all (just as, given every historian’s interpretation of Napoleon, there is no need for any specialized Napoleonology either).1966 May 29, J. V. […] Casserley, “Who Is […] Bishop?”, in The Living Church, volume 152, number 22, page 8, column 2

Examples of Napoleonology in a sentence

  • Nor has Napoleonology [?] been a favourite study with me. / Yours always very truly / John Williams2005, Tony Williams, Humphrey Price, Uncle Jack, Orion Books Ltd, →ISBN, page 83:
  • Like any theology, ‘Napoleonology’ is a form of study that aims at acquiring knowledge, but it suffers from one crucial limitation: it fails to explore its subject with due critical rigour.2008, “The Scene of the ‘Crime’”, in John Brownjohn, transl., Napoleon & St Helena: On the Island of Exile, London: Haus Publishing...

Origin of Napoleonology

From Napoleon + -ology.

Questions about Napoleonology

What does Napoleonology mean?
Napoleonology means the study of Napoleon Bonaparte.
How do you use Napoleonology in a sentence?
Nor has Napoleonology [?] been a favourite study with me. / Yours always very truly / John Williams
What part of speech is Napoleonology?
Napoleonology is a noun.

Words near Napoleonology in the dictionary

  1. Napoleonizes
  2. Napoleonizing
  3. Napoleonizings
  4. napoleonka
  5. napoleonkas
  6. Napoleonology
  7. napoleons
  8. Napoleonville
  9. napoletana
  10. napoletanas
  11. Napoli

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