WordNet
n. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick]
Usage examples of "branch of knowledge".
Among the Wise I am the only one that goes in for hobbit-lore: an obscure branch of knowledge, but full of surprises.
Our esteemed Sister Rosvita has by so far outshone me in every branch of knowledge and in good manners that I know only too well how poorly I compare to her.
And as he listened, it made more sense, as with any branch of knowledge as more is learned of it.
For whereas every branch of knowledge has received such wonderful acquirements since his age, especially within these last three years, or thereabouts, it is almost impossible he could be so very perfect in modern discoveries as his advocates pretend.
Whatever may be the first origin of some branch of knowledge, it is always historical, if he who possesses it knows only so much of it as has been given to him from outside, whether through immediate experience, or through narration, or by instruction also (in general knowledge).
It really demonstrates the living quality of tradition, that a branch of knowledge that had appeared dead for so long has suddenly come back to life.