Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palestinology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palesti-nol-o-gy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In his second year he continued under the same professors and participated in an extensive course in Palestinology with Prof. Samuel Klein."
"Robinson became the founder of modern Palestinology. The account of his journey of 1838, Biblical Researches in Palestine, received from the Royal Geographical Society of London their Patron's Gold Medal, […]"
"The field of knowledge in which Hori claimed to be an authority was Palestinology. The contents of the missive show that Hori certainly knew his stuff."

Etymology

From Palestine + -ology.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Palestine

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Palestinological Palestinologist

Questions

What does palestinology mean?: The academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land.
Where does palestinology come from?: From Palestine + -ology.

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