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sciosophy

sciosophy noun: false or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena.

Noun

sciosophy (usually uncountable, plural sciosophies)

  1. (usually) False or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena.

Forms of sciosophy

pluralsciosophies

Origin of sciosophy

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) and Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”). Coined by American academic David Starr Jordan.

Questions about sciosophy

What does sciosophy mean?
Sciosophy means false or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena.
What part of speech is sciosophy?
Sciosophy is a noun.
What is the plural of sciosophy?
The plural of sciosophy is sciosophies.

Words near sciosophy in the dictionary

  1. Sciortinos
  2. sciosophic
  3. sciosophies
  4. sciosophist
  5. sciosophists
  6. sciosophy
  7. Sciot
  8. Sciota
  9. sciotheism
  10. sciotheric
  11. sciotherical

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