"kyriology" meaning in English

See kyriology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “literal”) + -ology. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κύριος||literal}} Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “literal”), {{suffix|en||ology}} + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kyriology (uncountable)
  1. The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: kyriolexy Derived forms: kyriological
    Sense id: en-kyriology-en-noun-vZGHYJji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology

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