Sophy
[ soh-fee, sof-ee ]
/ ˈsoʊ fi, ˈsɒf i /
noun, plural So·phies. (sometimes lowercase)
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
Also
Sophi.
Origin of Sophy
1530–40; probably < Turkish
sofi < Persian
ṣūfī
sufi, by association with
Safawī the
safavid dynasty
Definition for sophy (2 of 2)
-sophy
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words: anthroposophy.
Origin of -sophy
Example sentences from the Web for sophy
British Dictionary definitions for sophy (1 of 2)
Sophy
Sophi
/ (ˈsəʊfɪ) /
noun plural -phies
(formerly) a title of the Persian monarchs
Word Origin for Sophy
C16: from Latin
sophī wise men, from Greek
sophos wise
British Dictionary definitions for sophy (2 of 2)
-sophy
n combining form
indicating knowledge or an intellectual system
philosophy; theosophy
Derived forms of -sophy
-sophic or -sophical, adj combining formWord Origin for -sophy
from Greek
-sophia, from
sophia wisdom, from
sophos wise