spectrology
- noun
- /spɛkˈtrɑlədʒi/
- Archaic
:
espectrología
- Interest in spectrology declined as scientific understanding of the world increased.
Examples
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I find spectrology fascinating.
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Books on spectrology often combined scientific language with supernatural claims.
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In the nineteenth century, spectrology was sometimes considered a serious academic pursuit.
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The field of spectrology fascinated many in the 19th century.
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The professor invited students to explore the field of spectrology and its historical significance.
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In ancient cultures, spectrology was often practiced to understand the presence of spirits.
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Many researchers have dismissed spectrology as a pseudoscience due to the lack of empirical evidence.
Synonyms
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The study of claimed mental powers like telepathy or moving objects with the mind
How Scientific
Surface Forms
Morphology
spectrology = spectro (opaque) = spectro + logy
Although the form is visibly a learned coinage, the ghost-related sense is not a predictable modern meaning of spectro- and would not be reliably inferred by learners.
Etymology
Spectrology also traces back to spectrum, which once meant 'an appearance' and led to the English word specter meaning 'ghost'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a specter as an 'appearance', so spectrology was once used for the study of ghosts and apparitions.