pansophical (comparative more pansophical, superlative most pansophical)
All-wise; claiming universal knowledge.
His indefatigable adversary, who is the perfect model of an agile controversialist, had attacked him as a magniloquent Thraso, on account of his Pansophical promises.
Source: Wiktionary
Pan*soph"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Pansophy.]
Definition: All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
