01 n. One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.
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One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.“These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as their ignorance.” — Sir W. Temple.“A master were lauded and sciolists shent.” — R. Browning.