Sophy
A diminutive of the female given name Sophia.
Sophy (plural Sophies) (historical)
A title of a Safavid dynasty shah. [1501–1736]
The title was replaced by the generic term shah.
• hypos, hypso-
sophy (uncountable)
(obsolete) wisdom, knowledge, learning
sophy (plural sophies) (historical)
Alternative letter-case form of Sophy (“in the senses of ‘a Persian monarch’ and ‘a personage’”).
sophy (plural sophies)
(obsolete) A wise man; a sage or wite.
• This use of sophy is occasionally preceded by the epithet grand (as in the ante 1635, 1639, and 1688 quotations), influenced by the Persian title Sophy. Perhaps by contrast, some usage is sarcastic or mocking (as in the 1645 quotation).
sophy
Obsolete spelling of sophi.
sophy (plural sophies)
Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
• hypos, hypso-
Source: Wiktionary
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
