SOPHY

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sophy

A diminutive of the female given name Sophia.

Etymology 2

Noun

Sophy (plural Sophies) (historical)

A title of a Safavid dynasty shah. [1501–1736]

Usage notes

The title was replaced by the generic term shah.

Anagrams

• hypos, hypso-

Etymology 1

Noun

sophy (uncountable)

(obsolete) wisdom, knowledge, learning

Etymology 2

Noun

sophy (plural sophies) (historical)

Alternative letter-case form of Sophy (“in the senses of ‘a Persian monarch’ and ‘a personage’”).

Etymology 3

Noun

sophy (plural sophies)

(obsolete) A wise man; a sage or wite.

Usage notes

• 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).

Etymology 4

Noun

sophy

Obsolete spelling of sophi.

Etymology 5

Noun

sophy (plural sophies)

Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.

Anagrams

• hypos, hypso-

Source: Wiktionary



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