Polyhistor
Origin
From Ancient Greek Ï€Î¿Î»Ï…Î¯ÌˆÏƒÏ„Ï‰Ï (polyhistÅr, "greatly learned").
Full definition of polyhistor
Noun
polyhistor
(plural polyhistors)- someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines.
- a universal scientist (generally in use to describe such a person when the term philosophy meant the entire summation of all scientific knowledge; i.e., generally from the ancient Greeks into the eighteenth century.)
Synonyms
- (gifted in multiple disciplines) polymath, renaissance man