magirology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

magirology (uncountable)

1. (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.

2. (obsolete, rare) The science or study of cooking.

Synonyms

• See culinary art

Derived terms

• magirological, magirologist

Related terms

• mageiricophobia
• magirist

References

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