Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of lying; falsehood of speech; mendacity; lying.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Falsehood of speech.
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- noun
falsehood ofspeech
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek false + speech: compare French pseudologie.
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Examples
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“I will reply to you, sir,” returned the scholar, “without any pseudology, I have no prurience towards divinity; theology, sir, has never been a favourite study of mine, and I am fixed in the intention of taking a voyage round the world in search of knowledge, with my erudite friend Erasmus Peters.
slumry commented on the word pseudology
Good heavens! This is actually a word with a history, however facetious. And it does not mean what I would imagine it to mean.
July 1, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pseudology
Just curious--what had you thought it meant?
July 2, 2007
slumry commented on the word pseudology
Emphasis on "imagine" rather than "think" here. I had not thought the word meant anything, because I was unacquainted with it!
My first reaction when I saw it was that it *could* be a neologism meaning pseudo analogy. I was delighted to learn what it actually does mean.
July 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pseudology
Gotcha. :-) I mean, who knew? It could refer to fake Barbie dolls, or perhaps the study of suede. You just never know.
July 2, 2007