Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The doctrine of the origin of things.
  • noun The science of government.
  • noun The theory of first principles of knowledge.

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Examples

  • They really should turn downtown into an archology.

    nessus Diary Entry nessus 2004

  • Another series of writings, published in the "Bonner Jahrbucher des Vereins von Alterthumsfreunden" and in the "Serapeum", deals with particular features of the history and archology of Trier.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • A very little archology will tell you all about yonder British tumulus, or help you to fill in the outline of the broken Roman camp upon the downs.

    Through the Magic Door Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1907

  • Hebrew archology, on the one side, and from the Ph ¦ nician, on the other.

    Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803

  • Along with the archology profession is the inclusion of the Path of the Titans, which will allow high level characters to further improve their talents and abilities which won't be limited by character class.

    IGN PC 2009

  • But while I don't believe we should do violence to archology, history, or anything else … neither should we do violence to the integrity of scripture as we find it.

    finitum non capax infiniti 2008

  • But while I don't believe we should do violence to archology, history, or anything else … neither should we do violence to the integrity of scripture as we find it.

    finitum non capax infiniti 2008

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  • JM is trying to locate the Archology Department but can't.

    January 18, 2011