Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agathism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agath-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”) + -ism.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀγαθός
Suffix: ism

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does agathism mean?: The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
Where does agathism come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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