"pyramidology" meaning in English

See pyramidology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From pyramid + -ology. Evidently coined by Charles Piazzi Smyth in 1870. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pyramid|ology}} pyramid + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pyramidology (uncountable)
  1. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint. Wikipedia link: pyramidology Tags: uncountable Synonyms: pyramidism Related terms: pyramidologist Translations (study of pyramids, but from a supernatural or new-age perspective): pyramidologia (Finnish), Pyramidologie [feminine] (German), pyramidologi [masculine] (Norwegian)
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