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ponerology

ponerology noun: the study of evil.

Noun

ponerology (uncountable)

  1. The study of evil.
    • Christian ponerology is divided into two leading sections, that of sin or the bad participating in guilt, and that of death or the bad which has participated in the same.1849, Carl Immanuel Nitzsch, System of Christian doctrine, page 214
    • The end for which God created the world is not an impotent thought, but an earnest one, incessantly striving to become actual in the world; for which reason it cannot be thwarted by actual sin, which is to be treated of in ethical ponerology.1887, Isaak August Dorner, System of Christian Ethics, page 53

ponerology meaning in Tamil

ponerology in Tamil

பொல்லாங்கியல்

Origin of ponerology

From Ancient Greek πονηρός (ponērós, “grievous, knavish”) + -ology; compare Ancient Greek πονηρολογίᾱ (ponērologíā, “bad reasoning”).

Questions about ponerology

What does ponerology mean?
Ponerology means the study of evil.
What is ponerology in Tamil?
Ponerology in Tamil is பொல்லாங்கியல். See Ponerology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ponerology?
Ponerology is a noun.

Words near ponerology in the dictionary

  1. ponerine
  2. ponerines
  3. poneroid
  4. poneroids
  5. ponerological
  6. ponerology
  7. poneromorph
  8. poneromorphs
  9. pones
  10. ponesimod
  11. ponesterone

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