polyhistor

noun

Definition of polyhistornext
as in Renaissance man

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  1. Renaissance man
  2. polymath
  3. intellect
  4. thinker
Noun
  • Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man.
    — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of Renaissance man
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  • Johannes Kepler, the German polymath famous for his laws of planetary motion, conjectured that this arrangement was optimal back in 1611.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The first scientist to address this question was a Belgian polymath named Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of polymath
Noun
  • An ace trash talker, Ali took potshots at Frazier’s intellect and cast him as an ally of the white establishment.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Foreign Policy named him to its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most important global thinkers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The schools offer a broad liberal arts education, in recognition that senior leadership must be critical thinkers who can understand different points of view.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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