— neologist , n. — neologistic, neologistical , adj.
/nee ol"euh jiz'euhm/ , n.
1. a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
2. the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words.
3. a new doctrine, esp. a new interpretation of sacred writings.
4. Psychiatry. a new word, often consisting of a combination of other words, that is understood only by the speaker: occurring most often in the speech of schizophrenics.
[ 1790-1800; néologisme. See NEOLOGY, -ISM ]