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Added 10 October 2026

sophy

/ˈsɒfi/ noun

Latin root: sophia Wiktionary

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wisdom, knowledge, learning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Sophy (“archaic form of Safawi”).

noun

A wise man; a sage.

noun

Obsolete spelling of sophi.

Origin

From the Middle English sophie, from the Latin sophia, from the Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā, “high knowledge”: “learning”, “wisdom”); compare Sophia.

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