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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.
2. <study> A new doctrine; especially. A doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.
Origin: Neo-: cf. F. Neologie.
(01 Mar 1998)
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