'Neology' definitions:

Definition of 'neology'

(from WordNet)
noun
A newly invented word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology, coinage]
noun
The act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology, coinage]

Definition of 'Neology'

From: GCIDE
  • Neology \Ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n['e]ologie.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism. [1913 Webster]

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