pyramidiot
pyramidiot noun: pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.
Noun
pyramidiot (plural pyramidiots)
- pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.
- It has been customary in some circles to dub them ' Pyramid-ites ', but after all ' Smyrniot ' and ' Cypriot ' are used for ' those of Smyrna ' and ' those of Cyprus ', so why not Pyramidiot ?1935, Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford, Antiquity
- If I started babbling about Nefertiti, they would shrug, shake their heads sadly, and write me off as some kind of pyramidiot. But if my wild tale were backed up by two responsible, respected professionals, Bloch would be in real trouble.1968, Elizabeth Peters, The jackal's head, Random House Business
Examples of pyramidiot in a sentence
- Deverell was both a cultural diffusionist and a pyramidiot.1971, John David Wortham, British Egyptology, 1549-1906, David & Charles Publishers:
- His manipulations of figures had enormous appeal and his books were read by thousands, but his conclusions were debunked by scholars, who called him a " pyramidiot."1981, Reader's Digest Association, Into the unknown, Readers Digest, →ISBN:
- The roots of the pyramidologist or pyramidiot probably go back to the time the pyramids were built, but their flowering arrived with the antiquarians of the 19th century.1994, Flora S. Clancy, Pyramids, Smithsonian Books, →ISBN:
Forms of pyramidiot
| plural | pyramidiots |
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Origin of pyramidiot
Blend of pyramid + idiot, influenced by -iot. Coined by archaeologist Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford in 1935.
Questions about pyramidiot
- What does pyramidiot mean?
- Pyramidiot means pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.
- How do you use pyramidiot in a sentence?
- Deverell was both a cultural diffusionist and a pyramidiot.
- What part of speech is pyramidiot?
- Pyramidiot is a noun.
- What is the plural of pyramidiot?
- The plural of pyramidiot is pyramidiots.
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