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11 & 12 root words
words, prefixes, and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atheism (Word) | denial of the existence of a god |
| monotheism (Word) | belief in one god |
| polytheism (Word) | belief in many gods |
| theology (Word) | study of the nature of god |
| theopathy (Word) | intense abosrption in religous devotion |
| psychotheism (Word) | doctrine that god is pure spirt |
| theonomy (Word) | governed by a god; divine rule |
| a- (Prefix) | away, from; not, without |
| mono- (Prefix) | one |
| nom (Root) | name, law, custom, order |
| path (Root) | feeling, disease |
| poly* (Root) | many |
| psych/psycho (Root) | mind, spirit |
| the/theo (Root) | god |
| -ism (Suffix) | act, state, condition |
| -logy (Suffix) | study of, science |
| -y (Suffix) | state of, quality |
| astronomy (Word) | science dealing with the order of celestial bodies |
| nomograper (Word) | one who writes laws (History) |
| nomology (Word) | Science of laws and lawmaking (Philosophy) |
| autonomous (Word) | self-governing, subject to one's own laws |
| nautical (Word) | related to ships or sailing |
| hydronautics (Word) | technology relayed to the development of deep submersible vehicles |
| astronaut (Word) | one who travels throughout the universe |
| astro* (Root) | star heavens |
| auto* (Root) | self |
| graph (Root) | write,written |
| hrydro* (Root) | water |
| naut (Root) | sailor, ship |
| -al (Suffix) | like,related to; action or process |
| -er (Suffix) | one who, that which |
| -ic (Suffix) | like, related to |
| -ics (Suffix) | science, related to, system |
| -ous (Suffix) | having the quality of |
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sircruz9
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