Stultiloquy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Foolish talk; babble. archaic, uncountable

    "concerning stultiloquy it is to be observed that the masters of spiritual life mean not the talk and useless babble of weak and ignorant persons"

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"concerning stultiloquy it is to be observed that the masters of spiritual life mean not the talk and useless babble of weak and ignorant persons"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stultiloquium.

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