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Definition of Encyclopedism
1. Noun. Profound scholarly knowledge.
Generic synonyms: Education
Specialized synonyms: Letters
Derivative terms: Encyclopaedist, Encyclopedist, Erudite, Learned, Learned, Scholar
Definition of Encyclopedism
1. n. The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning.
Definition of Encyclopedism
1. Noun. Encyclopedic knowledge or learning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Encyclopedism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encyclopedism
Literary usage of Encyclopedism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... which the circle of Existence could offer him; in which sense, this exaggerated
laudation, of encyclopedism, is not without its fraction of meaning. ..."
2. A History of Spain: Founded on the Historia de España Y de la Civilización by Charles Edward Chapman, Rafael Altamira (1918)
"encyclopedism and monarchism worked together to this end, while the expulsion of
the Jesuits helped greatly to make its attainment possible, although the ..."
3. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1908)
"... general reaction against tradition and authority which manifested itself in
encyclopedism, and in the storm-and-stress movement of German literature. ..."
4. A History of Spain: Founded on the Historia de España Y de la Civilización by Charles Edward Chapman (1918)
"encyclopedism and monarchism worked together to this end, while the expulsion of
the Jesuits helped greatly to make its attainment possible, although the ..."
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