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Sophy

1

[ soh-fee, sof-ee ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
, plural So·phies.
  1. any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.


-sophy

2
  1. 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.

-sophy

1

combining form

  1. indicating knowledge or an intellectual system

    philosophy

    theosophy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Sophy

2

/ ˈsəʊfɪ /

noun

  1. (formerly) a title of the Persian monarchs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -sophic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sophy1

First recorded in 1530–40; probably < Turkish sofi, from Persian ṣūfī Sufi ( def ), by association with Safawī “a member of the Safavid ( def ) dynasty”

Origin of Sophy2

< Greek -sophia, combining form of sophía skill, wisdom; -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sophy1

from Greek -sophia, from sophia wisdom, from sophos wise

Origin of Sophy2

C16: from Latin sophī wise men, from Greek sophos wise
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Example Sentences

Dr. Sophy notes that “some clinics are more expensive, some are less, depending on bells and whistles.”

Dr. Charles Sophy talks to Lizzie Crocker about what that rehab means.

Dr. Sophy says the gender imbalance is in part “hormonally driven,” and that testosterone is a big trigger for men.

“There are parameters on relationships in sex rehab,” says Dr. Sophy.

The average length of stay at sex rehabilitation centers is 30 – 45 days, says Sophy.

Sophy Soapstone had blue eyes, too, and two neat little pigtails down her back.

As it happened, in the present generation of Brodricks, not one of them had done what was expected of them, except Sophy.

Jane knew that the eyes of the two women were on her, searching her, and that Sophy's eyes were not altogether kind.

"Not you," said Sophy almost fiercely, as she carried the little thing away to his bed beside her own.

Jane discovered in Sophy and in Frances an undercurrent of positive affection that set from her child to her.

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