Cranioscopist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cranioscopist is a noun meaning (archaic) A person who makes deductions concerning someone's intellectual, emotional, or moral qualities by studying the features of that individual's skull; a phrenologist.
Meaning
(archaic) A person who makes deductions concerning someone's intellectual, emotional, or moral qualities by studying the features of that individual's skull; a phrenologist.
Example Sentences
It is very trying to the patience of a cranioscopist to study the pages of Morton. Few of the skulls are placed in any uniform position.
Word Forms
- cranioscopists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cranioscopy, craniologist, phrenologer, phrenology, craniography, craniology.
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