Pansophy
/ˈpæn.sə.fi/noun
A system or ideal of universal knowledge and wisdom.
Did you know?The 17th-century philosopher and educator John Amos Comenius used pansophy to describe a unified system of knowledge intended to reveal the connections between all things.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pant-
“All; every—an ancient root that ultimately fed the Greek word for totality.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πᾶν (pan)
“All; everything; the neuter form of πᾶς, meaning all or every.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
σοφία (sophia)
“Wisdom, skill, or practical intelligence.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πανσοφία (pansophia)
“Universal wisdom or knowledge of all things.”
17th Century
Latin/English
pansophia / pansophy
“A proposed universal system of learning, especially associated with Comenius and early modern encyclopedic thought.”
Modern English
English
pansophy
“The ideal or system of possessing comprehensive, universal knowledge.”