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pansophical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

All-wise; claiming universal knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1847-1886, James Crossley (editor), notes in The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington His indefatigable adversary, who is the perfect model of an agile controversialist, had attacked him as a magniloquent Thraso, on account of his Pansophical promises.

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History

Etymology

See pansophy.