mataeologiann.

Brit.

/matɪəˈləʊdʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌmædiəˈloʊdʒ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s mateologian, 1800s– mataeologian.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly (i) a borrowing from French. Probably partly (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: French mateologien ; Greek μάταιος , -logian comb. form.

Etymology: < Middle French mateologien (1532 in Rabelais) < ancient Greek ματαιολόγος (adjective) talking at random (Hellenistic Greek in the New Testament; < ancient Greek μάταιος vain (see mataeology n.) + -λόγος speaking: see -logy comb. form) + French -ien -ian suffix, probably after théologien theologian n. In quot. 1899 probably re-formed < ancient Greek μάταιος + -logian comb. form, after theologian n. Compare mataeology n.

rare.

A person who discourses or speculates fruitlessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [noun] > one who indulges in

gabbler1624

mataeologian1653

mataeologue1716

twaddler1787

twaddle1802

piffler1885

bullshitter1941

waffler1959

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xv. 71 The doting mateologians of old time.

1899 T. A. Walker Hist. Law of Nations I. iii. 268 He may, pace Alciati and certain theologians, or rather mataeologians, take to himself lands and other property of the enemy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mataeologian
释义	mataeologiann. Brit. /matɪəˈləʊdʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmædiəˈloʊdʒ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s mateologian, 1800s– mataeologian. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly (i) a borrowing from French. Probably partly (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: French mateologien ; Greek μάταιος , -logian comb. form. Etymology: < Middle French mateologien (1532 in Rabelais) < ancient Greek ματαιολόγος (adjective) talking at random (Hellenistic Greek in the New Testament; < ancient Greek μάταιος vain (see mataeology n.) + -λόγος speaking: see -logy comb. form) + French -ien -ian suffix, probably after théologien theologian n. In quot. 1899 probably re-formed < ancient Greek μάταιος + -logian comb. form, after theologian n. Compare mataeology n. rare. A person who discourses or speculates fruitlessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [noun] > one who indulges in gabbler1624 mataeologian1653 mataeologue1716 twaddler1787 twaddle1802 piffler1885 bullshitter1941 waffler1959 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xv. 71 The doting mateologians of old time. 1899 T. A. Walker Hist. Law of Nations I. iii. 268 He may, pace Alciati and certain theologians, or rather mataeologians, take to himself lands and other property of the enemy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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