Novelty
294. Novelty
See also 150. FADS .
- cainophobia
- an abnormal fear of novelty. Also called cainotophobia .
- esoterica
- a collection of items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality.
- esotericism
- 1. the holding of secret doctrines; the practice of limiting knowledge to a small group.
- 2. an interest in items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality. Also esoterism. —esoterist, n.
- griffinism
- 1. the condition of being a griffin, or new arrival from Britain, in India.
- 2. behavior characteristic of a griffin.
- kainomania
- a mania for novelty.
- misoneism
- a hatred of novelty. Also called neophobia .
- neolatry
- Rare. the worship of novelty. —neolater, n.
- neophilism
- philoneism.
- neophobia
- misoneism.
- neoterist
- an innovator, expecially a coiner of new words.
- philoneism
- an excessive love of novelty. Also called neophilism .
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