magirology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάγειρος (mágeiros, “a cook”) + -logy (“science of, study of”).

Noun

magirology (uncountable)

(obsolete, rare) The art of cooking.
- 1814, The School for Good Living, page 59:
  From the very first appearance of magirology in Greece, it produced effects absolutely magical.
(obsolete, rare) The science or study of cooking.

Synonyms

See culinary art

Derived terms

magirological, magirologist

Related terms

References

“magirology, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2000.

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