scribism

English

Etymology

From scribe +‎ -ism.

Noun

scribism (uncountable)

1. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.
   • 1899, Shailer Matthews, A History of New Testament Times in Palestine:

     The great danger to which scribism yielded was that of moral pedantry and pride

References

• “scribism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.