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word roots 11-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | away,from;not,without |
| mono- | one |
| nom | name,law,custom,order |
| path | feeling,disease |
| poly* | many |
| psych/psycho | mind,spirit |
| the/theo | god |
| -ism | act,state,condition |
| -logy | study of,science |
| -y | state of,quality,act;body,group |
| 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 | governed by a god;divine rule |
| astr/astro* | star,heavens |
| auto* | self |
| graph | write,written |
| hydr/hydro* | water |
| naut | sailor,ship |
| -al | like,related to;an action/process |
| -er | one who,that which |
| -ic | like,related to |
| -ics | science,related to,system |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| astronomy | science dealing with the order of celestial bodies |
| nomographer | one who writes historical laws |
| nomology | science of laws & lawmaking (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 |