pansophist

Variant of pansophism

pansophism definition

pan·so·phism (pan′sə fiz′əm)

noun

pretension to universal wisdom or knowledge

Etymology: < Gr pansophos, all-wise (< pan, all + sophos, wise) + -ism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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