sophy
Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophyAny one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
Meaning
3 sensesAny one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
(obsolete, uncountable)Wisdom, knowledge, learning
(obsolete)A wise man; a sage.
Origin
From the Middle English sophie, from the Latin sophia, from the Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophFrom the Middle English sophie, from the Latin sophia, from the Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā, “high knowledge”: “learning”, “wisdom”); compare Sophia.
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.
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.
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