gnomology

noun /nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

1. A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

   obsolete

   wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and Gnomologies

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gnomology (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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