\Ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n['e]ologie.]
1. The introduction of a new word, or of words or
   significations, into a language; as, the present
   nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of
   neology.
2. A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with
   the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new
   method of theological interpretation; rationalism.