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Astronism
Octadoxy
Published: 2nd August 2020
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2020). Octadoxy. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/entry/octadoxy. Last accessed: [date].
ˈɒktədɒksɪ
noun
the eighth disquisition of the Omnidoxy, officially titled The Octadoxy: The Principles of Advancement & Eschatology; it is preceded by the Septidoxy and succeeded by the Nonodoxy.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Octadoxic | ˈɒktədɒksɪk | adjective
Octadoxical | ˈɒktədɒksɪk(ə)l | adjective
Octadoxically | ˈɒktədɒksɪk(ə)li | adverb
Octadoxicology | ˈɒktədɒksɪkɒlədʒi | noun
Octadoxicologist | ˈɒktədɒksɪkɒlədʒɪst | noun
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix octa-, denoting eight or eighth, combined with the suffix -doxy denoting doctrine, especially as manifested in a treatise; meaning ‘the eighth treatise.’
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