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onomatodoxy

/ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ono-mato-doxy
IPA
/ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that the name of God is God himself.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ономатодо́ксия (onomatodóksija), from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory”), meaning “name-glorification”. Compare Russian имясла́вие (imjaslávije).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ономатодо́ксия, ὄνομα

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

onomatoclast onomatodox

Questions

How do you pronounce onomatodoxy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/.
What does onomatodoxy mean?
The doctrine that the name of God is God himself.
Where does onomatodoxy come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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