Word Meanings - SCIOLISTIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist.
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- SCIOLISM
The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge. - SCIOLISTIC
Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist. - SCIOLIST
One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as their ignorance. Sir W. Temple. A master - PARTAKER
1. One who partakes; a sharer; a participator. Partakers of their spiritual things. Rom. xv. 27. Wish me partaker in my happiness. Shark. 2. An accomplice; an associate; a partner. Partakers wish them in the blood of the prophets. Matt. xxiii. 30. - RESEMBLINGLY
So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness. - PERTAIN
stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant - RESEMBLANT
Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower. - RESEMBLE
sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. 1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak. - RESEMBLABLE
Admitting of being compared; like. Gower. - PARTAKE
1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a feast with others. "Brutes partake in this faculty." Locke. When I against myself with thee partake. Shak. - RESEMBLER
One who resembles. - RESEMBLANCE
1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. - APPERTAIN
To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5. (more info) appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach - NONRESEMBLANCE
Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.