"sciosophy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sciosophies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) and Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”). Coined by American academic David Starr Jordan. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|σκιά||shadow}} Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”), {{uder|en|grc|σοφία||knowledge, wisdom}} Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} sciosophy (usually uncountable, plural sciosophies)
  1. False or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena. Wikipedia link: David Starr Jordan Tags: uncountable, usually

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