epilogism

From Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”) + -ism, from ἐπιλέγειν (epilégein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί (epí, “in addition”) + λέγειν (légein, “to say”). See epilogue.

epilogism (plural epilogisms)

1. (archaic) enumeration; computation
   • 1646, John Gregory, Notes and Observations upon some Passages of Scripture:

     the Epilogism from Cyrus […]

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

Borrowed from French épilogisme.

epilogism n (plural epilogisme)

1. epilogism