333. Proverbs
See also 422. WISDOM .
- adage
- a maxim, axiom, proverb, or old saying.
- analect
- 1. a fragment or extract from literature.
- 2. a collection of teachings, as the Analects of Confucius.
- aphorism
- a terse saying embodying a general truth, as “Time flies.” — aphorist, n. —aphorismic, aphorismical, aphoristic, adj.
- apothegmatist, apophthegmatist
- a creator of short, pithy instructive sayings; aphorist. — apothegmatic, apophthegmatic, apothegmatical, apophthegmatical, adj. —apothegm, apophthegm, n.
- bromide
- a trite saying; a platitude.
- epigram
- a pithy statement, often containing a paradox. — epigrammatist, n.
- gnomonology
- 1. a collection or anthology of gnomes, or aphorisms.
- 2. aphoristic writing.
- logia
- maxims or sayings attributed to a religious leader. See also 79. CHRIST .
- maxim
- a short, pithy statement that serves as a motto. — maximist, n.
- paroemia
- a rhetorical proverb. — paroemiac, adj.
- paroemiography, paremiography
- 1. the writing of proverbs.
- 2. the collecting of proverbs. — paroemiographer, n.
- paroemiology, paremiology
- the study of proverbs. — paroemiologist, paremiologist, n.
- proverbiology
- 1. proverbs taken as a group.
- 2. proverbs taken as a field of study. — proverbiologist, n. —proverbiological, adj.
- smartism
- an aphorism or witty saying.
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