pseudodoxy

noun

pseu·​do·​doxy

-sē

plural -es

: an erroneous belief

also : the holding of erroneous beliefs

a splendid list of contemporary pseudodoxies, mostly old-country beliefs

—Times Literary Supplement

Word History

Etymology

Greek pseudodoxia false opinion, from pseudodoxein to hold a false opinion + -ia -y

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