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word roots 11&12
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | away, from; not without |
| mono- | one |
| nom(o) | law,custom,name, order |
| path | feeling, disease |
| poly | many |
| psych(o) | mind, spirit |
| the(o) | god |
| -ism | act,state, condition |
| -logy | study of science |
| -y | state of, quality, group, body, act |
| astro(o) | star, heavens |
| auto | self |
| graph | write, written |
| hydr(o) | water |
| naut | sailor, ship |
| -al | like, related to; an action or process |
| -er | one who, that which |
| -ic | like related to |
| -ics | science, related to, system |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -y | state of, quality, act, group, body |
| atheism | denial of the existence of a god |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| theology | study of the nature of God |
| theopathy | intense absorption in religious devotion |
| psychotheism | doctrine that God is pure spirit |
| theonomy | |
| astronomy | science dealing with the order of celestial bodies |
| nomographer | one who writes laws [History] |
| nomology | science of laws and law making [philosophy] |
| autonomous | self-governing, subject to one;s own laws |
| nautical | related to ships or sailing |
| hydronautics | technology related to the development of deep submersible vehicles |
| astronaut | one who travels throughout the universe |