Polyhistor Definition

pŏlē-hĭstər
noun
A person with broad knowledge.
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A universal scientist (generally in use to describe such a person when the term philosophy meant the entire summation of all scientific knowledge; i.e., generally from the ancient Greeks into the eighteenth century.)

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Noun

Singular:
polyhistor
Plural:
polyhistors

Origin of Polyhistor

  • Latin Polyhistōr from Greek poluistōr very learned polu- poly- histōr learned weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek πολυί̈στωρ (polyhistōr, “greatly learned").

    From Wiktionary

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