Thesaurus: sciolist
One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.
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- n. One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.
- n. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- 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 scolists shent. R. Browning.
- One who knows many things superficially; a pretender toscience; a smatterer.These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption ofour modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as theirignorance. Sir W. Temple.A master were lauded and scolists shent. R. Browning.
- n an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge