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Sciolist

//ˈsaɪəlɪst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding.

    "Men of true ſcience modestly admit the truth on the authority of the divine word; the ſciolist in imitation of the peasant, whoſe obſtinacy is the natural reſult of pride, and ignorance, will not believe if he does not comprehend."

  2. 2
    an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge wordnet

Etymology

From Late Latin sciolus + -ist. First attested at the beginning of the 17th century.

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