pretender to wisdom
1gothamist — n. Blunderer, wiseacre, witling, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit …
2wiseacre — n. Witling, ignoramus, pretender to wisdom. See dunce …
3witling — n. Wiseacre, Gothamite, blunderer, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit. See dunce …
4wise|ling — «WYZ LIHNG», noun. a pretender to wisdom; wiseacre: »This may well put to the blush those wiselings that show themselves fools in so speaking (John Donne) …
5United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
8Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
9EGYPT — EGYPT, country in N.E. Africa, centering along the banks of the River Nile from the Mediterranean coast southward beyond the first cataract at Aswan. The ancient Egyptians named their land Kemi, the Black Land, while the neighboring Asiatic… …
10Count of St. Germain — Count Saint Germain redirects here. For other uses of St. Germain see Saint Germain (disambiguation). An engraving of the Count of St Germain by Nicolas Thomas made in 1783, after a painting then owned by the Marquise d Urfe and now apparently… …
