encyclopedism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
encyclopedism
    n 1: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness},
         {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship},
         {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Encyclopedism \En*cy`clo*pe"dism\, n.
   The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also,
   possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic
   learning.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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