Encyclopedism - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Encyclopedism :  (noun)

1: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopaedism]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Encyclopedism : \En*cy`clo*pe"dism\, n. The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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