sciolism

• They might be called lyrics of culture, since they regard the perfection of the individual,—the equipoise of heart and head, steadfast seriousness as opposed to showy sciolism, the preservation of hope and faith,—as a noble object of emotion. —  The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
• Our popular sciolism is different--it is a smattering not so much of facts as of points of view. —  THE ISLAND OF SHEEP
• Some critics of state-mandated testing say it is an exercise in sciolism that doesn't really demonstrate a student's grasp of the material studied. —  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
• Of all these cobwebs spun by the spiders of sciolism, the Euhemeristic or Spencerian view--that Gladstone is an historical personage--has attracted most attention. —  In the Wrong Paradise
• They might be called lyrics of culture, since they regard the perfection of the individual,--the equipoise of heart and head, steadfast seriousness as opposed to showy sciolism, the preservation of hope and faith,--as a noble object of emotion. —  The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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