onomatodoxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doctrine that the name of God is God himself.

Pronunciation

/ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/

Word forms

onomatodoxy

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ономатодо́ксия (onomatodóksija), from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory”), meaning “name-glorification”. Compare Russian имясла́вие (imjaslávije).

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