A type of rationalistic theology that rose to prominence in England in the late 17c. and early 18c.; the deists advocated for the sufficiency of natural religion, apart from Scripture or revelation. Until c. 1700, the word was opposed toatheism; later it was the opposite oftheism(n.1),...
late 20c. word-forming element used in reference to the planet Jupiter, from Greekzeno-, combining form fromZeus(seeZeus; also compareZenobia). Advertisement Trends ofZenobia ShareZenobia ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/Zenobia
as "the wife of a mayor;" by 1863 as "woman holding the office of mayor." -ship word-forming element meaning "quality, condition; act, power, skill; office, position; relation between," Middle English -schipe, from Old English -sciepe, Anglian -scip "state, condition of being," ...
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greektheos"god;" Latinferiae"holidays,"festus"festive,"fanum"temple." Trends ofatheist Shareatheist ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/atheist Etymology of atheist by etymonline Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology ...
" from Proto-Germanic*hūsan(source also of Old Norse, Old Frisianhus, Dutchhuis, GermanHaus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root ofhide(v.) [OED]. In Gothic only ingudhus"temple," literally "god-house;" the usual word for "house" in Gothic being according to OEDrazn....
Harper Douglas, “Etymology of imperfect,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed February 1, 2025, https://www.etymonline.com/word/imperfect. Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of imperfect.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/imperfect. Accessed 1 February, 2025. ...
a particular matrimonial union;" from Old Frenchmariage"marriage; dowry" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin*maritaticum(11c.), from Latinmaritatus, past participle ofmaritare"to wed, marry, give in marriage" (seemarry(v.)). The Vulgar Latin word also is the source of Italianmaritaggio, Spanishma...
Prefixed to a word beginning with e, re- is separated by a hyphen, as re-establish, re-estate, re-edify, etc. ; or else the second e has a dieresis over it: as, reëstablish, reëmbark, etc. The hyphen is also sometimes used to bring out emphatically the sense of repetition or...
D. Harper. “Etymology of albatross.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/albatross (accessed February 27, 2025). updated on September 17, 2022
word-forming element meaning "light" or "photographic" or "photoelectric," from Greekphoto-, combining form ofphōs(genitivephōtos) "light" (from PIE root*bha-(1) "to shine"). Advertisement Trends ofphotochemical Sharephotochemical ‘cite’ ...