Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of the supernatural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Ghost lore.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Ghostlore .
Etymologies
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ghost + -ology
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Examples
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It did not lessen Septimius's surprise, however, to think that such a singular being was established in the neighborhood without his knowledge; considered as a real occurrence of this world, it seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft.
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It did not lessen Septimius's surprise, however, to think that such a singular being was established in the neighborhood without his knowledge; considered as a real occurrence of this world, it seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft.
Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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