epistemophilia

noun

epis·​te·​mo·​phil·​ia

-mōˈfilēə

plural -s

: love of knowledge

specifically : excessive striving for or preoccupation with knowledge

epistemophiliac

-lēˌak

noun

plural -s

epistemophilic

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦filik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epistemo- + -philia

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