Definition of Sciolest
Sci"o*list (?), n. [L. sciolus.
See Sciolous.] One who knows many things superficially; a
pretender to science; a smatterer.
These passages in that book were enough to humble the
presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as
great as their ignorance. Sir W. Temple.
A master were lauded and sciolists
shent. R. Browning.
Sci"o*list (?), n. [L. sciolus.
See Sciolous.] One who knows many things superficially; a
pretender to science; a smatterer.
These passages in that book were enough to humble the
presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as
great as their ignorance. Sir W. Temple.
A master were lauded and sciolists
shent. R. Browning.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One who displays or perpetrates sciolism.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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