encyclopedism

/en,saiklou'pi:dizm/ Cách viết khác : (encyclopaedism) /en,saiklou'pi:dizm/

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Definition

Noun: - Profound scholarly knowledge: The possession of extensive, deep, and wide-ranging knowledge across many fields of study, characteristic of an encyclopedist.

Usage

• This is a formal, somewhat rare noun used to describe the quality or state of having encyclopedic knowledge.
• It typically refers to a breadth and depth of learning that encompasses many different subjects.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "A display of encyclopedism": An instance where someone demonstrates vast, multi-disciplinary knowledge.
  • Her lecture was a stunning display of encyclopedism, seamlessly connecting disparate ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Encyclopedic (adj): Having or showing knowledge that is comprehensive and covers a wide variety of subjects.
  • She has an encyclopedic memory for facts.
• Encyclopedist (n): A person who compiles or writes for an encyclopedia, or a person with encyclopedic knowledge.
  • The 18th-century French encyclopedists aimed to catalog all human knowledge.

Synonyms

• Erudition: Extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books; scholarly learning.
• Learnedness: The quality of being learned; possession of great knowledge.
• Scholarship: Academic achievement; learning at a high level.

Antonyms

• Ignorance: Lack of knowledge or information.
• Unfamiliarity: Lack of knowledge about or experience with something.

Related Concepts

• Polymath: A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning across many fields. (While a polymath is a person, encyclopedism is the attribute of such a person.)
• Generalist: A person competent in several different fields or activities. (This term is less scholarly than encyclopedism.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. profound scholarly knowledge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eruditeness
• erudition
• learnedness
• learning
• scholarship
• encyclopaedism