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poesiology

UK/ˌpəʊɪziˈɒlədʒi/US/ˌpoʊɪziˈɑlədʒi/

poesiology noun: the study of poesy or poetry.

Noun

poesiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of poesy or poetry.
    • Haruyama, in this article written shortly after Kitasono died, suggests that Katue had also been a specialist at “poesiology and poesiosemantics.”1994, Philological Papers, page 52
    • Vossius adapted the idea of the identity of the poet (and musician) with the sage and erudite, approving “divine poetics.” At the same time, he deduced the “furor poeticus” from its natural preconditions. “What appeared to be an attempt to unite, in the tradition of Vida and the older Scaliger, the...2009, Martin Mulsow, “Christian Humanism in the Age of Critical Philology: Ralph Häfner’s Gods in Exile”, in Journal of the History of Ideas, volume 70, number 4, →JSTOR, pages 661–662

Origin of poesiology

From Latin poēsis [itself from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis)] + -logy.

Words that rhyme with poesiology

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Questions about poesiology

What does poesiology mean?
Poesiology means the study of poesy or poetry.
What part of speech is poesiology?
Poesiology is a noun.
How do you pronounce poesiology?
Poesiology is pronounced /ˌpəʊɪziˈɒlədʒi/ (UK).

Words near poesiology in the dictionary

  1. poeses
  2. poesie
  3. poesied
  4. poesies
  5. poesiless
  6. poesiology
  7. Poesque
  8. poesy
  9. poesying
  10. poet
  11. poet blouse

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