encyclopedism

2 definitions found

encyclopedism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encyclopedism \En*cy`clo*pe"dism\, n.
     The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also,
     possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic
     learning.
     [1913 Webster]

encyclopedism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  encyclopedism
      n 1: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness,
           erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship,
           encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]