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Neologismus
The study or art of neologizingThe study or art of neologizing (creating new words).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The study or art of neologizing (creating new words).
Neologismus
(countable, historical, uncountable)A reformist school of 18th- and 19th-century Christian theology influenced by doctrinal rationalism and the methods of historical criticism.
More definitions
- the act of inventing a word or phrase
- a newly invented word or phrase
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the study or art of neologizing (creating new words):
Origin
From neo- + -logy. In the theological sense, originally implying its proponents were innovFrom neo- + -logy. In the theological sense, originally implying its proponents were innovators departing from religious tradition.
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Forms
plural: neologiesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedneological
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable