geognostn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)əɡnɒst/, U.S.

/ˈdʒioʊɡˌnɑst/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Geognost.

Etymology: < German (now historical) Geognost (1788 or earlier) < German geo- geo- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek γνώστης person who knows (see prognostes n.). Compare French (now historical) géognoste (1803 or earlier). Compare earlier geognostic adj., geognostical adj., and also earlier geognosist n.

Now historical.

An expert in geognosy. Cf. geognosist n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > geologist > [noun]

hammerer1611

geologist1778

geognosist1797

geologer1797

geologue1799

geognost1802

geologian1813

geologician1818

fault-reader1891

rockhound1922

1802 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Aug. 229 It is a position, the truth of which is acknowledged by every geognost, that of two series of rocks, the newest, is that which covers the other.

1854 Fraser's Mag. 49 141 The microscopist and the geognost are daily revealing wonders.

1932 Bull. Nat. Res. Council (U.S.) No. 85. xvi. 537 Geognosts taught that the whole earth had once been covered by a universal ocean.

2005 M. J. S. Rudwick Bursting Limits of Time ii. 84 Geognosts, like physical geographers, put great emphasis on the importance of fieldwork.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geognost
释义	geognostn. Brit. /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)əɡnɒst/, U.S. /ˈdʒioʊɡˌnɑst/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Geognost. Etymology: < German (now historical) Geognost (1788 or earlier) < German geo- geo- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek γνώστης person who knows (see prognostes n.). Compare French (now historical) géognoste (1803 or earlier). Compare earlier geognostic adj., geognostical adj., and also earlier geognosist n. Now historical. An expert in geognosy. Cf. geognosist n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > geologist > [noun] hammerer1611 geologist1778 geognosist1797 geologer1797 geologue1799 geognost1802 geologian1813 geologician1818 fault-reader1891 rockhound1922 1802 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Aug. 229 It is a position, the truth of which is acknowledged by every geognost, that of two series of rocks, the newest, is that which covers the other. 1854 Fraser's Mag. 49 141 The microscopist and the geognost are daily revealing wonders. 1932 Bull. Nat. Res. Council (U.S.) No. 85. xvi. 537 Geognosts taught that the whole earth had once been covered by a universal ocean. 2005 M. J. S. Rudwick Bursting Limits of Time ii. 84 Geognosts, like physical geographers, put great emphasis on the importance of fieldwork. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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