kyriology means the use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “kyriology” is a great word
KYRIOLOGY — [Noun] The practice of using direct, literal, and proper language, eschewing figurative or ornate expression. From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, "literal, proper") + -λογία (-logia, "study, discourse"). Unlike allegory, which constructs a symbolic parallel, or periphrasis, which wanders in circumlocution, kyriology is the act of calling a thing by its name. It is the plain clay cup, the unadorned stone path, the stark label on a specimen jar—the quiet discipline of trusting the earth, the journey, and the thing itself to speak without the shelter of indirection.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “literal”) + -ology.
noun
- The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language.“KYRIOLEXY, KYRIOLOGY (Gr.), the use of literal expressions, as opposed to figurative […]”