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onomatodoxy

UK/ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/

onomatodoxy noun: the doctrine that the name of God is God himself.

Noun

onomatodoxy (uncountable)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The doctrine that the name of God is God himself.

Origin of onomatodoxy

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

Questions about onomatodoxy

What does onomatodoxy mean?
Onomatodoxy means the doctrine that the name of God is God himself.
What part of speech is onomatodoxy?
Onomatodoxy is a noun.
How do you pronounce onomatodoxy?
Onomatodoxy is pronounced /ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/ (UK).

Words near onomatodoxy in the dictionary

  1. onomatechny
  2. onomato-
  3. onomatoclast
  4. onomatoclasts
  5. onomatodox
  6. onomatodoxy
  7. onomatoid
  8. onomatoids
  9. onomatological
  10. onomatologically
  11. onomatologies

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