What's the difference between encyclopedism and encyclopedist?

Encyclopedism


Definition:

  • (n.) The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Smoke weed every day!” And in movies, Snoop’s been happy to play to his stoner persona, both in the pro-weed documentary The Culture High and as Huggy Bear in 2004’s Starsky and Hutch , where he displays an encyclopedic knowledge of actual grass varieties on a golf course.
  • (2) The encyclopedic list of diagnostic considerations can be distilled into a concise and practical differential diagnosis based on the location of the mass and the established prevalence of various tumors and pseudotumors in the mediastinal compartments.
  • (3) How does the Fed, which has an encyclopedic command of every kind of economic indicator, know all of this is working?
  • (4) Woodworth's scholarly approach pervaded the department so that many of his colleagues also wrote pioneering encyclopedic works in their particular fields of specialization.
  • (5) The co-author of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, Gambaccini has an encyclopedic knowledge of music and is rare, probably unique, among radio presenters in having worked across BBC Radio, from 1 to 4, as well as for commercial stations such as Capital and Classic FM, in his 35-year broadcasting career.
  • (6) This brief review of abdominal emergencies is by no means encyclopedic.
  • (7) His refusal to take any MP or situation very seriously masked an encyclopedic knowledge of politics derived from his spell as the Observer's political editor.
  • (8) The flagship exhibition of Massimiliano Gioni’s 2013 Venice Biennale was entitled The Encyclopedic Palace after the work of self-taught Italian outsider artist Marino Auriti.
  • (9) "I woke up at 14 or 15 and realised that I was a genius with an encyclopedic knowledge of punk music, but my parents were concerned with trivial matters, like whether I picked my socks up or not.
  • (10) His encyclopedic knowledge of the NHS meant new health secretaries always relied heavily on his advice.
  • (11) We have not attempted to be encyclopedic, but have confined ourselves to the more common or distinctiive radiographic findings.
  • (12) He would eventually accrue a near-legendary encyclopedic knowledge on almost everything except for sport, which he didn't like.
  • (13) To expect the chief executive to display encyclopedic command of every aspect of that brief is unrealistic.
  • (14) As he says: “I get older, they stay the same age.” 5 | Snoop Dogg Rapper Facebook Twitter Pinterest Encyclopedic knowledge: Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear in Starsky and Hutch.
  • (15) He was famous for pioneering a form of political essay built on his encyclopedic knowledge of Latin America’s past, and his writings bear some comparison with the similarly innovative works of Ryszard Kapuściński and Sven Lindqvist .
  • (16) S M Mahmudul Hasan, 55, a community leader at Korail, has an encyclopedic knowledge of the residents, mostly families who migrated from places such as Bhola and Barial.
  • (17) This article discusses all of the options recently available in order to give information to those treating patients who have had these procedures as well as to be encyclopedic in the event that these techniques become available again.
  • (18) Contrary to what has been claimed, Wimmer's original description, although showing an encyclopedic knowledge of the international literature of the day, has not been directly influenced by Magnan.
  • (19) Watson showed off its encyclopedic knowledge of topics ranging from ancient languages to fashion design, along with a few glitches.
  • (20) Major issues in content are presented with reference to encyclopedic and more readable texts and journals.

Encyclopedist


Definition:

  • (n.) The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Celsus, Pliny the Elder were encyclopedists, Rufus an anatomist, Dioscorides a pharmacologist.

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