sciolism
nounA pretentious attitude of scholarship; superficial knowledgeability.
nounSuperficial knowledge; unfounded pretense to profound or scientific knowledge.
nounThe knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge.
nounThe quality of showing opinions on at least one subject of which the perpetrator has little or no knowledge, the practice of this, an instance of the practice of this.
nounpretentious superficiality of knowledge
