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“sciolism”
1. A pretension of having knowledge or being well informed about something; all of which is really deceiving: Such people as palm readers, clairvoyants, crystal ball experts, and readers of tea leaves are just a few examples of individuals who are considered to be practitioners of sciolisms.
2. Etymology: from Latin sciolus, "having knowledge"; from scire, "to know".
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2. Etymology: from Latin sciolus, "having knowledge"; from scire, "to know".
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“sciolism”
A pretension of knowing a great deal about something while actually only having deceptive information which is designed to deceive or to impress others. (1)
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