gnomology

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/nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

OriginAncient Greek γνωμολογία →
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Meanings

noungnomology (plural gnomologies)

plural gnomologies

  1. obsoleteA collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

    wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and Gnomologies

    1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγνωμολογία
  2. Englishgnomology

From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie.

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APA

gnomology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomology

MLA

“gnomology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnomology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomology.

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