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pyramidology

pyramidology noun: the study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.

Noun

pyramidology (uncountable)

  1. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.
    Synonyms:
    pyramidism

Synonyms of pyramidology

Origin of pyramidology

From pyramid + -ology. Evidently coined by Charles Piazzi Smyth in 1870.

Words formed from pyramidology

Questions about pyramidology

What does pyramidology mean?
Pyramidology means the study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.
What part of speech is pyramidology?
Pyramidology is a noun.

Words near pyramidology in the dictionary

  1. pyramidoidal
  2. pyramidoids
  3. pyramidological
  4. pyramidologist
  5. pyramidologists
  6. pyramidology
  7. pyramidon
  8. pyramidons
  9. pyramidotomies
  10. pyramidotomized
  11. pyramidotomy

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