Meanings
- uncountableThe study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.
Synonyms: pyramidism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.
Origin
From pyramid + -ology. Evidently coined by Charles Piazzi Smyth in 1870.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pyramidologia
- pyramidologiastudy of pyramids, but from a supernatural or new-age perspective
German Pyramidologie
- Pyramidologiestudy of pyramids, but from a supernatural or new-age perspective
Norwegian pyramidologi
- pyramidologistudy of pyramids, but from a supernatural or new-age perspective
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pyramidology
Cite this entry
pyramidology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidology
“pyramidology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyramidology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidology.
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