Associations to the word «Sciolist»

Noun

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Wiktionary

SCIOLIST, noun. One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding.

Dictionary definition

SCIOLIST, noun. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky