chorizont means one who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer. It carries an Arena rating of 1493, earned across 46 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, chorizont ranks #766 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,151 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #1,699 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #2,945 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “chorizont” is a great word
CHORIZONT — [Noun] A scholar who disputes the singular authorship of a work, specifically one who argues the Iliad and Odyssey were not composed by a unitary Homer. From Ancient Greek χωρίζων (khōrízōn), present participle of χωρίζω (khōrízō, "to separate"). Unlike an "attributor," who seeks to attach a name, or a "unitarian," who defends cohesive creation, the chorizont is defined by acts of division. It is the philologist sifting papyrus for conflicting dialects, the ear detecting a jarring change in meter between two rhapsodies, and the eye discerning two distinct hands in the brushstrokes of a masterpiece—a quiet, forensic insistence that our greatest unities are often beautiful fictions.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χωρίζων (khōrízōn), present participle of χωρίζω (khōrízō, “to separate”).
noun
- One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer.
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