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Definition of Pansophy
1. n. Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator.
Definition of Pansophy
1. Noun. Universal (complete) knowledge or a system of such universal knowledge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pansophy
1. universal knowledge [n -PHIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pansophy
Literary usage of Pansophy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Democracy in Education: A Social Interpretation of the History of Education by Joseph Kinmont Hart (1918)
"... CHAPTER XXV pansophy AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WE have already noted the
tremendous developments of new knowledges in the many ranges of new interest ..."
2. Democracy in Education: A Social Interpretation of the History of Education by Joseph Kinmont Hart (1918)
"... CHAPTER XXV pansophy AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WE have already noted the
tremendous developments of new knowledges in the many ranges of new interest ..."
3. John Amos Comenius: Bishop of the Moravians : His Life and Educational Works by Simon Somerville Laurie, Charles William Bardeen (1892)
"pansophy AND THE AIM OF EDUCATION. THERE can be no doubt that it was chiefly the
... The title of one of his treatises is, 'A Prelude of pansophy, ..."
4. Essays on Educational Reformers by Robert Hebert Quick (1890)
"pansophy. my Didactica Magna, which shows the art of readily and solidly teaching
all men all things." § 5. This work did not immediately see the light, ..."
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