What does pansophical mean?
Pansophical means All-wise; claiming universal knowledge..
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All-wise; claiming universal knowledge..
1847-1886, James Crossley (editor), notes in The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington His indefatigable adversary, who is the perfect model of an agile controversialist, had attacked him as a magniloquent Thraso, on account of his Pansophical promises.
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Pansophical means All-wise; claiming universal knowledge..
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1847-1886, James Crossley (editor), notes in The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington His indefatigable adversary, who is the perfect model of an agile controversialist, had attacked him as a magniloquent Thraso, on account of his Pansophical promises.
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