sophy.
wisdom, knowledge, learning
Meaning & usage
wisdom, knowledge, learning
Where this word comes from
From the Middle English sophie, from the Latin sophia, from the Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā, “high knowledge”: “learning”, “wisdom”); compare Sophia.
A wise man; a sage.
Where this word comes from
A back-formation from sophies, originally plurale tantum, but later attested in singular use (see the 1678 quotation), itself an irregular Anglicisation of the Latin sophī, whence the English sophi; compare sophy.
Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
Where this word comes from
From the common termination of the class of words denoted (e.g., philosophy, theosophy, etc.); compare the earlier ology and ism, and the later logy and osophy.
Alternative letter-case form of Sophy (“archaic form of Safawi”).
Where this word comes from
See Sophy.
Obsolete spelling of sophi.
Where this word comes from
An irregular Anglicisation of sophi; compare sophy ³.
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