polyhistor

noun

Definition of polyhistornext
as in Renaissance man

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  1. Renaissance man
  2. polymath
  3. intellect
Noun
  • Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor.
    Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Though Malcolm was no longer in the Nation of Islam, its members had a dress code combatting stereotypical images of Black people. 04 Lawyer, actor, and socialist activist Paul Robeson was a stylish Renaissance man.
    Malaika Jabali, Essence, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of Renaissance man
Noun
  • Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, died on May 21 in Norwood, N.J.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 29 May 2024
  • Any conversation about living legends still shining in the celestial firmament must include chart-smashing polymath Ms. Ross.
    Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Feb. 2024
Definition of polymath
Noun
  • Maybe the judge presiding will have the courage and intellect to break up this cesspool of crime.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • His speech emphasized the group’s groundbreaking fusion of jazz and soul within hip-hop, showing that authenticity and intellect could seamlessly blend with coolness.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellect
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