Morosophy
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Morosophy is a portmanteau of Greek μωρός (moron) and σοφία (sophia).
An early use is noted in Erasmus's The Praise of Folly.
- "and Thales, we'll even call them _morosophous_, wise fools"
It is the title of La Morosophie (1553), a work by French writer Guillaume de la Perrière.
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