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noun
Neology  n.  
1.
The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology.
2.
A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), A doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.





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"Neology" Quotes from Famous Books



... well have held his tongue—nobody understood him but Vieuxbois, and he had been taught to scent German neology in everything, as some folks are taught to scent Jesuitry, especially when it involved an inductive law, and not a mere red-tape precedent, and, therefore, could not see that Lancelot was arguing for him. 'All very fine, Smith,' ...
— Yeast: A Problem • Charles Kingsley


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