Dictionary
So•phy
Pronunciation: (sō'fē, sof'ē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -phies.
(sometimes l.c.)
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
Also,Sophi.-sophy
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.