- Phrenologist
- Phrenologist Phre*nol"o*gist, n. [Cf. F. phr['e]nologiste.] One versed in phrenology; a craniologist. [1913 Webster]
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Phrenologist
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phrenologist — phrenology ► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ the study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character. DERIVATIVES phrenologist noun. ORIGIN from Greek phr n mind … English terms dictionary
phrenologist — noun see phrenology … New Collegiate Dictionary
phrenologist — See phrenologic. * * * … Universalium
phrenologist — noun An adherent or practitioner of phrenology. Syn: cranioscopist … Wiktionary
phrenologist — One who claims to be able to diagnose mental and behavioral characteristics by a study of the external configuration of the skull. [see phrenology] * * * phre·nol·o·gist fri näl ə jəst n a specialist in phrenology * * * phre·nol·o·gi … Medical dictionary
phrenologist — phre·nol·o·gist || frɪ nÉ‘lÉ™dʒɪst / nÉ’ n. one who analyzes personality traits according to the shape of one s skull … English contemporary dictionary
phrenologist — phre·nol·o·gist … English syllables
phrenologist — noun someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull • Syn: ↑craniologist • Derivationally related forms: ↑craniology (for: ↑craniologist), ↑phrenology • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
SPURZHEIM, JOHANN CASPAR — phrenologist, born in Trèves; went to study medicine at Vienna; attended the lectures of Gall and became a disciple, accompanying him on a lecturing tour through Central Europe, and settling with him in 1807 in Paris; in 1813 he separated from … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Phrenology — (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn , mind ; and λόγος, logos , knowledge ) is a defunct field of study, once considered a science, by which the personality traits of a person were determined by reading bumps and fissures in the skull. Developed by German… … Wikipedia
