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Definition of Paletiology
1. Noun. The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paletiology
Literary usage of Paletiology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"He has collected also a considerable number of modern scientific words, such as
homology,homologue,paletiology, and kinematics, but others equally well ..."
2. The Theistic Conception of the World: An Essay in Opposition to Certain by Benjamin Franklin Cocker (1875)
"... back to a beginning, 104- 110; astronomical paletiology confirms the law of
finite duration, 110-118; Physics especially sustains the belief, 118-121. ..."
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