pedagogics (pedagojiks)

[Pl. of ped a gogic: see- ics.] The science or art of teach ing; pedagogy. pedagogism (ped'a-gog-izm), n. [ Ink doubtle , rightly apply'd with some gall in it, may prove good to heal this tetter of pedagogism that bespreads him. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus, § 6. n. One who is ex pedagog ist (ped'a-gō-jist pert in the science of pedagogies. pedagogue (ped'a-gog), n. [Also sometimes (with ref. to Greek usage) pædagogue ; pédagogue = Sp. Pg. It. pedagogo , pæda- gogus , παιδαγωγός (see def. 1), παῖς ( παιδ- ), a child, a boy or girl, ἄγειν , lead, conduct, ἀγωγός , a guide or conductor. In def. 2, pedagoge , m., a schoolroom; cf. pedagogy .] 1. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is the instruction of children; a schoolmaster: now used, generally with a sense of contempt, 2. Consisting of money: as, a pecuniary reward for a dogmatic and narrow-minded teacher. or penalty. If I have a general or pecuniary legacy of 100%., or a specific one of a piece of plate, I cannot in either case take it without the consent of the executor. Black stone , Com., II. xxxii. My exertions, whatever they have been, were such as no hopes of pecuniary reward could po ibly excite; and no pecuniary compensation can po ibly reward them. Burke , To a Noble Lord. Pecuniary causes, in eccles, law, such causes as arise from either the withholding of ecclesiastical dues, or the doing or neglecting of some act relating to the church whereby damage accrues to the plaintiff, toward obtain ing a satisfaction for which he is permitted to institute a suit in the spiritual court. Wharton.- Pecuniary legacy, a testamentary gift of money.