Phrenologist

usgb/frəˈnɑːlədʒɪst/
noun

A person who studies the shape and size of a person's skull to try to understand their character and intelligence.

The phrenologist examined the individual's skull in order to comprehend his personality and intellectual abilities.
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Often appears as...

  • certified phrenologist
  • professional phrenologist

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Historical Context

Phrenology was popular in the 19th century but is now discredited as a pseudoscience.

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Phrenologists in the past believed they could determine character traits from skull shapes.
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Cultural Reference

Literature and films sometimes portray phrenologists to evoke a historical or pseudoscientific theme.

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The character in the period drama consulted a phrenologist about his future.
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Archaic Term

The term is outdated; modern neuroscience has replaced phrenology.

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A neuroscientist today would not consider a phrenologist's theories scientifically valid.
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