encyclopedism n 1: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]
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]