encyclopaedism
/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidɪzəm/
noun
- The practice or system of compiling and organizing knowledge into an encyclopedia or comprehensive reference work.
- Modern encyclopaedism relies heavily on digital databases and collaborative editing.
- Her passion for encyclopaedism led her to spend years organizing a local history archive.
- The 18th-century Enlightenment saw a rise in encyclopaedism as thinkers sought to catalog all human knowledge.
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