Polymath and Scholar

Polymath

Polymath noun - A person of great and varied learning.
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Scholar and polymath are semantically related In some cases you can use "Scholar" instead a noun "Polymath".

Scholar

Scholar noun - A person of deep wisdom or learning.
Usage example: scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act

Polymath and scholar are semantically related in academic topic. Sometimes you can use "Polymath" instead a noun "Scholar".

Nearby Words: scholarly, scholarship, scholastic

Both words in one sentence

  • Omnidisciplinary Scientist Al-Jazari (copied from the other wiki) was a "Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, mathematician and astronomer".
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