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phrenology

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phre·nol·o·gy  (fr-nl-j)
n.
The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity.
phreno·logic (frn-ljk, frn-), phreno·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
phre·nolo·gist n.
phrenology
Noun
(formerly) the study of the shape and size of the skull as a means of finding out a person's character and mental ability [Greek phrēn mind + -logy]
phrenological adj
phrenologist n
phrenology  (fr-nl-j)
The study of the shape of the skull as a means of determining character and intelligence. Phrenology has been disproven as a science.
phrenology
a system by which an analysis of character and of the development of faculties is attempted by studying the shape and protuberances of the skull. — phrenologist, n. — phrenologic, phrenological, adj.
See also: Head
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Noun1.phrenologyphrenology - a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
craniology - the scientific study of the skulls of various human races
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Crocus would that evening deliver a lecture on Phrenology for the benefit of the Belleville public; at a charge, for admission, of so much a head.
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