Category:Neology

Ne*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [neo- + -logy: cf. F. néologie.]

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. A new doctrine; esp. (theol.), a doctrine at variance with the Received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of Theological interpretation; rationalism.