Etymology

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Today it means: vain, pointless discourse or inquiry; waffle. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μάτη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμάτη“folly”
  2. English todaymateology

From Ancient Greek μάτη (mátē, “folly”) + λόγος (lógos, “discourse”): compare French matéologie.

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