Abattoir |
A building where animals are butchered |
Abattoir |
The place where animals slaughtered for the market |
Abdication |
An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne |
abessive |
indicating absence or lack |
ablative |
indicating direction from or time when |
ablutomania |
mania for washing oneself |
aborticide |
killing of a fetus; abortion |
aboulomania |
pathological indecisiveness |
absolutism |
doctrine of government by a single absolute ruler; autocracy |
absolutive |
indicating subject or object of intransitive verb |
absurdism |
doctrine that we live in an irrational universe |
academicism |
doctrine that nothing can be known |
acaricide |
killer of mites and ticks |
acarology |
study of mites |
acarophobia |
fear of itching or of insects causing itching |
accidence |
grammar book; science of inflections in grammar |
accidentalism |
theory that events do not have causes |
accusative |
indicating direct object of a verb |
aceology |
therapeutics |
acology |
study of medical remedies |
acosmism |
disbelief in existence of eternal universe distinct from God |
Acoustics |
The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound |
acoustics |
science of sound |
acracy |
government by none; anarchy |
Acrophobia |
An extreme or irrational fear of heights |
acrophobia |
fear of heights |
adamitism |
nakedness for religious reasons |
adenology |
study of glands |
adessive |
indicating place where or proximity to |
adevism |
denial of gods of mythology and legend |
adhocracy |
government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization |
adiaphorism |
doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism |
adnominal |
indicating adjective used as a noun |
adoptionism |
belief that Christ was the adopted and not natural son of God |
aedoeology |
science of generative organs |
Aerie |
The nest of a bird of prey |
aerobiology |
study of airborne organisms |
aerodonetics |
science or study of gliding |
aerodynamics |
dynamics of gases; science of movement in a flow of air or gas |
aerolithology |
study of aerolites; meteorites |
aerology |
study of the atmosphere |
aeronautics |
study of navigation through air or space |
aerophilately |
collecting of air-mail stamps |
aerophilately |
collecting of air-mail stamps |
Aerophobia |
An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air |
aerophobia |
fear of flying or draughts |
aerostatics |
science of air pressure; art of ballooning |
aestheticism |
doctrine that beauty is central to other moral principles |
afternoon tea |
a light meal consisting of tea, sandwiches, and cakes |
agapism |
ethics of love |
agathism |
belief in ultimate triumph of good despite evil means |
agentive |
indicating agent performing an action |
Agnostic |
One who is not sure about God’s existence |
agnosticism |
doctrine that we can know nothing beyond material phenomena |
agonistics |
art and theory of prize-fighting |
Agoraphobia |
An extreme or irrational fear of open or public places |
agoraphobia |
fear of open spaces |
agriology |
the comparative study of primitive peoples |
agrobiology |
study of plant nutrition; soil yields |
agrology |
study of agricultural soils |
agromania |
intense desire to be in open spaces |
agronomics |
study of productivity of land |
agrostology |
science or study of grasses |
agyiophobia |
fear of crossing busy streets |
aichmophobia |
fear of sharp or pointed objects |
ailurophilia |
love of cats |
ailurophobia |
fear of cats |
aischrolatry |
worship of filth, dirt, or smut |
albocracy |
government by white people |
Alchemy |
The medieval forerunner of chemistry |
alectryomachy |
cock-fighting |
alethiology |
study of truth |
algedonics |
science of pleasure and pain |
algicide |
killer of algae |
algorithm |
a set of mathematical instructions |
algology |
study of algae |
Algophobia |
A phobia of pain |
algophobia |
fear of pain |
alieniloquy |
speech on subjects other than the matter at hand; off-topic speech |
allative |
indicating movement towards |
Allegory |
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
alloquy |
speaking to another or many others; an address |
allotheism |
belief in or worship of strange gods |
allotriophagy |
craving for strange foods |
Almanac |
An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables |
altiloquence |
pompous or high speech |
Altophobia |
An abnormal fear of heights |
Amateur |
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession |
Amateur |
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession |
amathophobia |
fear of dust |
amaxophobia |
fear of riding in a car |
Ambidextrous |
One who can either hand with ease |
Ambidextrous |
One who can use either hand with ease |
ambiloquous |
using dubious or ambiguous expressions |
ambulophobia |
fear of walking |
amicicide |
murder of a friend |
ammophilous |
sand-loving; preferring to dwell in sand |
Amphibian |
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills |
amphoriloquy |
cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient’s lung cavity |
anaesthesiology |
study of anaesthetics |
anaglyptics |
art of carving in bas-relief |
anagraphy |
art of constructing catalogues |
anarchism |
doctrine that all governments should be abolished |
Anarchist |
A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness |
Anarchy |
A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems |
anarchy |
government by none |
anatomy |
study of the structure of the body |
Anchor |
A person who presents a radio/television programme |
andragogy |
science of teaching adults |
androcracy |
government by men |
andromania |
nymphomania |
androphagy |
cannibalism |
anemocracy |
government by the wind or by whim |
anemology |
study of winds |
anemophilous |
pollinated by wind |
angelocracy |
government by angels |
angelolatry |
worship of or belief in angels |
angelology |
study of angels |
angiology |
study of blood flow and lymphatic system |
anglomania |
craze or obsession with England and the English |
anglophilia |
love or fondness for England or the English |
anglophobia |
fear of England or the English |
animism |
attribution of soul to inanimate objects |
annihilationism |
doctrine that the wicked are utterly destroyed after death |
Anorexia |
An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat |
antarchy |
opposition to government; anarchy |
anteloquy |
a preface |
anthomania |
obsession with flowers |
anthophilous |
loving or frequenting flowers |
anthrophobia |
fear of humans |
anthropobiology |
study of human biology |
anthropolatry |
worship of human beings |
Anthropologist |
One who studies the evolution of mankind |
anthropology |
study of human cultures |
anthropomorphism |
attribution of human qualities to non-human things |
anthropophaginian |
cannibal |
anthropophagous |
eating humans |
anthropotheism |
belief that gods are only deified men |
Antic |
A fantastic trick |
antilapsarianism |
denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity |
antiloquy |
speaking against some idea; contradicting or gainsaying |
antinomianism |
doctrine of the rejection of moral law |
antipedobaptism |
denial of validity of infant baptism |
anuptaphobia |
fear of staying single |
aphagia |
inability to eat or swallow |
aphicide |
killer of aphids |
aphidicide |
killer of aphids |
aphnology |
science of wealth |
Aphonia |
Total loss of voice |
aphrodisiomania |
abnormal sexual interest |
Apiary |
A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives |
Apiary |
The place where bees are kept |
apiology |
study of bees |
apivorous |
eating bees |
apocalypticism |
doctrine of the imminent end of the world |
apodysophilia |
feverish desire to undress |
Apostate |
A person who has changed his faith |
aquaphobia |
fear of water |
Aquarium |
A building containing tanks of live fish of different species |
Aquarium |
The place where fishes are kept |
arachibutyrophobia |
fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth |
arachnivorous |
feeding on spiders |
arachnology |
study of spiders |
arachnophobia |
fear of spiders |
Arbitrator |
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute |
arborolatry |
worship of trees |
archaeolatry |
worship of archaic things or old customs |
archaeology |
study of human material remains |
archelogy |
the study of first principles |
Archives |
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people |
Archives |
The place where the Government records are kept |
archology |
science of the origins of government |
arctophily |
study of teddy bears |
arctophily |
study of teddy bears |
Arena |
A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict |
areology |
study of Mars |
aretaics |
the science of virtue |
argentocracy |
government by money |
aristarchy |
government by the best |
Aristocracy |
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility |
aristocracy |
government by the nobility |
aristology |
the science or art of dining |
arithmocracy |
government by simple majority |
arithmomania |
obsessive preoccupation with numbers |
Arsenal |
A collection of weapons and military equipment |
Arsonist |
A person who deliberately sets fire to a building |
arthrology |
study of joints |
Ascetic |
One who leads an austere life |
asceticism |
doctrine that self-denial of the body permits spiritual enlightenment |
aspheterism |
denial of the right to private property |
associative |
indicating association with or accompaniment by |
astacology |
the science of crayfish |
astheniology |
study of diseases of weakening and aging |
astraphobia |
fear of being struck by lightning |
Astraphobia |
The extreme fear of thunder and lightning |
astrapophobia |
fear of thunder and lightning |
astrogeology |
study of extraterrestrial geology |
astrolatry |
worship of stars |
astrology |
study of influence of stars on people |
astrometeorology |
study of effect of stars on climate |
Astronaut |
A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft |
astronomy |
study of celestial bodies |
astrophile |
person interested in astronomy |
astrophysics |
study of behaviour of interstellar matter |
astroseismology |
study of star oscillations |
Asylum |
An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill |
atheism |
belief that there is no God |
Atheist |
One who does not believe in the existence of God |
atmology |
the science of aqueous vapour |
atomism |
belief that the universe consists of small indivisible particles |
audiology |
study of hearing |
audiophile |
one who loves accurately reproduced recorded sound |
Auditor |
One who makes an official examination of accounts |
autarchy |
government by an absolute ruler |
autecology |
study of ecology of one species |
autocoprophagy |
eating one’s own feces |
Autocracy |
A system of government by one person with absolute power |
autocracy |
government by one individual |
autolatry |
self-worship |
autology |
scientific study of oneself |
automysophobia |
fear of being dirty |
Autonomy |
A self-governing country or region |
autophagy |
feeding on body’s own tissues |
Autophobia |
Fear of being egotistical, being alone or isolated |
autophobia |
fear of solitude |
Autopsy |
A post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease |
autosoterism |
belief that one can obtain salvation through oneself |
autotheism |
belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |
auxology |
science of growth |
Avenue |
A wide road lines with trees on both sides |
Aviary |
A large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in |
Aviary |
The place where birds are kept |
avicide |
killing of birds |
avionics |
the science of electronic devices for aircraft |
axiology |
the science of the ultimate nature of values |
Axiom |
A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based |
baccivorous |
eating berries |
bacillicide |
killer of bacteria |
bactericide |
killer of bacteria |
bacteriology |
study of bacteria |
Bakery |
The place where bread and cakes are made |
Bale |
A large bundle bound for storage or transport |
balletomania |
abnormal fondness for ballet |
ballistophobia |
fear of missiles |
balneology |
the science of the therapeutic use of baths |
banquet |
a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast |
barbarocracy |
government by barbarians |
barbecue |
a meal cooked out of doors over an open fire |
bardolatry |
excessive devotion to or worship of Shakespeare |
barodynamics |
science of the support and mechanics of bridges |
barology |
study of gravitation |
Barracks |
The building for the accommodation of soldiers |
Bathophobia |
An abnormal and persistent fear of depths |
bathophobia |
fear of falling from a high place |
batology |
the study of brambles |
batophobia |
fear of heights or being close to tall buildings |
batrachivorous |
frog-eating |
batrachophobia |
fear of frogs and toads |
Battery |
A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place |
beanfeast |
an annual dinner given by employers to employees |
beerocracy |
government by brewers or brewing interests |
Belittle |
Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant |
Bell |
The sound of Deer |
Belligerent |
A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law |
Bellow |
The sound of Alligators |
belonephilia |
sexual obsession with sharp objects |
belonephobia |
fear of pins and needles |
benefactive |
indicating for whom or which |
bestiocracy |
rule by beasts |
Bevy |
A large gathering of people of a particular type |
biarchy |
government by two people; diarchy |
bibliolatry |
worship of the Bible or other books |
bibliology |
study of books |
bibliomania |
craze for books or reading |
bibliophagist |
one who devours books, literally or figuratively |
bibliophily |
love or fondness for books or reading |
Bibliophobia |
Fear or hatred of books |
bibliophobia |
fear of books |
bibliotics |
study of documents to determine authenticity |
biloquist |
one capable of speaking with two distinct voices |
binarchy |
government by two people; diarchy |
biocide |
killing living material |
bioecology |
study of interaction of life in the environment |
biology |
study of life |
biometrics |
study of biological measurement |
bionomics |
study of organisms interacting in their environments |
Biopsy |
An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease |
bitheism |
belief in two gods |
blandiloquence |
complimentary speech; flattery |
Blasphemy |
The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk |
blennophobia |
fear of slime |
blesiloquent |
speaking with a stammer or lisp |
Bohemian |
An unconventional style of living |
bonism |
the doctrine that the world is good but not perfect |
Booth |
A covered stall at a fair |
Botany |
The scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants |
botany |
study of plants |
Boulevard |
A wide road lines with trees on both sides |
Bouquet |
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present |
bovicide |
slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle |
breakfast |
the first meal of the day |
breviloquence |
short-windedness; tendency towards brevity in speech |
Brewery |
The factory for manufacturing beer |
bromatology |
study of food |
brontology |
scientific study of thunder |
brontophobia |
fear of thunder and lightning |
Brood |
A family of young animals |
brunch |
a meal eaten late in the morning, combining breakfast with lunch |
bruxomania |
compulsion for grinding teeth |
bryology |
the study of mosses and liverworts |
buffet |
a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up |
bullionism |
belief in the importance of metallic currency in economics |
Bunker |
The receptacle for storing coal |
Bureaucracy |
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives |
bureaucracy |
government by civil servants |
Burrow |
A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling |
Burrow |
The dwelling place for animals underground |
Butt |
The large cask for holding wine |
Byre |
The shelter for a cow |
Cabaret |
The variety show performed in a restaurant |
Caboose |
The kitchen in a ship |
Cache |
A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place |
Cache |
A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place |
Cache |
The place where the treasures of arts are hidden |
Cackle |
The sound of Geese |
cacodemomania |
pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit |
cacogenics |
study of racial degeneration |
Cacographer |
One who is bad in spellings |
Cacophobia |
Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly |
Caddy |
The small box in which tea is kept |
calcivorous |
feeding on or living in limestone |
caliology |
study of bird’s nests |
Calligrapher |
A person who writes beautiful writing |
calorifics |
study of heat |
cambistry |
science of international exchange |
campanology |
the art of bell ringing |
cancerophobia |
fear of cancer |
Cannibal |
One who feeds on human flesh |
cannonarchy |
government by superior firepower or by cannons |
canophilia |
love or fondness for dogs |
Cantonment |
The place where the soldiers are quartered |
capelocracy |
government by shopkeepers |
capitalism |
doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economies |
Caravan |
A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together |
Caravan |
The shelter of a gipsy |
carcinology |
study of crabs and other crustaceans |
cardiology |
study of the heart |
cardophagus |
donkey; something that eats thistles |
caricology |
study of sedges |
caritive |
indicating lack of something |
carnivorous |
eating flesh |
carpology |
study of fruit |
carpophagous |
fruit-eating |
Cartographer |
A person who draws or produces maps |
cartography |
the science of making maps and globes |
cartophily |
the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
cartophily |
the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
Casino |
A public room or building where gambling games are played |
Casino |
The place where gambling is going on |
castrametation |
the art of designing a camp |
casualism |
the belief that chance governs all things |
catabaptism |
belief in the wrongness of infant baptism |
catacoustics |
science of echoes or reflected sounds |
catalactics |
science of commercial exchange |
catapedamania |
obsession with jumping from high places |
catastrophism |
belief in rapid geological and biological change |
catechectics |
the art of teaching by question and answer |
cathisophobia |
fear of sitting |
Caucus |
A closed political meeting |
causative |
indicating causation by |
caverniloquy |
cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient’s lung cavity |
Caviar |
The eggs of various large fish |
Caw |
The sound of Crows |
Cellar |
An underground place for storing wine or other provisions |
Cellophobia |
An extreme fear about beauty |
Cemetery |
A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard |
cenophobia |
fear of empty spaces |
centiloquy |
work consisting of one hundred aphorisms, attributed to Ptolemy |
Centrophobia |
A dislike of being in the centre |
cepivorous |
onion-eating |
ceticide |
killing of whales and other cetaceans |
cetology |
study of whales and dolphins |
chalcography |
the art of engraving on copper or brass |
chalcotriptics |
art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses |
Chalet |
The shelter of a Swiss peasant |
chaology |
the study of chaos or chaos theory |
characterology |
study of development of character |
chasmophilous |
fond of nooks, crevices and crannies |
Chauffeur |
A person employed to drive a private or hired car |
Chauvinist |
A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism |
chemistry |
study of properties of substances |
chiliarchy |
government by one thousand people |
chinamania |
obsession with collecting china |
chirocosmetics |
beautifying the hands; art of manicure |
chirocracy |
government by physical force |
chirography |
study of handwriting or penmanship |
chirology |
study of the hands |
chiropody |
medical science of feet |
chiropterophilous |
pollinated or frequented by bats |
Choreographer |
A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance |
choreomania |
dancing mania or frenzy |
chorology |
science of the geographic description of anything |
chrematistics |
the study of wealth; political economy |
chrematophobia |
fear of money |
Christolatry |
worship of Christ |
chromatocracy |
government by rulers of a particular skin colour |
chromophilous |
staining easily |
Chronobiology |
The branch of biology concerned with cyclical physiological phenomena |
chronobiology |
study of biological rhythms |
Chronology |
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence |
Chronophobia |
Fear of time |
chrysoaristocracy |
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
chrysocracy |
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
chrysology |
study of precious metals |
chrysophilist |
gold-lover |
chthonophagia |
eating dirt |
Church |
The Christians’ place of worship |
cibophobia |
fear of or distaste for food |
cimicide |
substance used to kill bed-bugs |
ciselure |
the art of chasing metal |
Claque |
A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance |
Claustrophobia |
An extreme or irrational fear of confined places |
claustrophobia |
fear of closed spaces |
Click |
The sound of Dolphins |
climacophobia |
fear of falling down stairs |
climatology |
study of climate |
clinology |
study of aging or individual decline after maturity |
clinomania |
excessive desire to stay in bed |
clinophilia |
passion for beds |
clinophobia |
fear of staying in bed |
Clique |
An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
Cloakroom |
A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left |
Cluck |
The sound of Hens |
codicology |
study of manuscripts |
coleopterology |
study of beetles and weevils |
collectivism |
doctrine of communal control of means of production |
collegialism |
theory that church is independent from the state |
colloquy |
speaking together; mutual discourse |
comburivorous |
consuming by fire |
cometology |
study of comets |
comitative |
indicating accompaniment |
communism |
theory of classless society in which individuals cannot own property |
compellative |
indicating address or appellation; vocative |
Compere |
A person who introduces the performers or contestants in a variety show |
conceptualism |
theory that universal truths exist as mental concepts |
conchology |
study of shells |
conformative |
indicating resemblance; similative |
Congregation |
A group of worshippers |
Connoisseur |
A critical judge of any art and craft |
conservatism |
belief in maintaining political and social traditions |
Constellation |
A series of stars |
constructivism |
belief that knowledge and reality do not have an objective value |
Contemporaries |
Persons living at the same time |
Contumacy |
Willful resistant to the lawful authority |
Convalescent |
One who is recovering health after illness |
Convent |
A Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows |
Convent |
The residence for nuns |
coprology |
study of pornography |
copromania |
obsession with feces |
coprophagous |
eating feces |
coprophilia |
abnormal love or fondness for feces |
Coquette |
A girl/woman who flirts with man |
corpocracy |
government by corporate bureaucrats |
Cortege |
A funeral procession |
Cortege |
A solemn procession, especially for a funeral |
cosmarchy |
rulership over the entire world, esp. by the devil |
cosmetology |
study of cosmetics |
cosmism |
belief that the cosmos is a self-existing whole |
cosmolatry |
worship of the world |
cosmology |
study of the universe |
Cosmopolitan |
A person who regards the whole world as his country |
cosmotheism |
the belief that identifies God with the cosmos |
cottonocracy |
government by those involved in the cotton trade |
craniology |
study of the skull |
Creak |
The sound of Crickets |
cream tea |
afternoon tea including bread or scones served with clotted cream and jam |
creatophagous |
carnivorous; flesh-eating |
Crèche |
Nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day |
Crèche |
The place where the children are cared for while their parents are at work |
Creel |
A basket in which the fishermen puts his fish |
Crematorium |
A place where a dead person’s body is cremated |
cremnophobia |
fear of cliffs and precipices |
creophagous |
flesh-eating; carnivorous |
criminology |
study of crime; criminals |
Croak |
The sound of Frogs |
Cruet |
The small bottle for holding sauces for the dining table |
Crusade |
A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change |
cryobiology |
study of life under cold conditions |
cryptarchy |
secret rulership |
cryptology |
study of codes |
cryptozoology |
study of animals for whose existence there is no conclusive proof |
ctetology |
study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |
Cul-de-sac |
The Street only opens at one end |
Curator |
A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection |
cyberphobia |
fear of computers |
cynartomachy |
bear-baiting using dogs |
Cynic |
One who sneers at the beliefs of others |
cynolatry |
worship of dogs |
cynology |
scientific study of dogs |
cynophilist |
one who loves dogs |
cynophobia |
fear of dogs |
Cynophobia |
Fear of dogs |
Cynophobia |
Fear of dogs |
Cynosure |
One who is a centre of attraction |
Cypher |
A secret or disguised way of writing |
cytheromania |
nymphomania |
cytology |
study of living cells |
dacnomania |
obsession with killing |
dactyliology |
study of rings |
dactylography |
the study of fingerprints |
Dactylology |
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas |
dactylology |
study of sign language |
Dairy |
The place where milk is converted into butter and cheese |
dative |
indicating indirect object of a verb |
Debonair |
A person having a sophisticated charm |
decadarchy |
government by ten individuals; decarchy |
Decanter |
A stoppered glass container into which wine or spirit is decanted |
Decanter |
An ornamental glass for holding wine |
decarchy |
government by ten individuals |
deicide |
destruction or killing of a god |
deism |
belief in God but rejection of religion |
delative |
indicating motion downward |
deltiology |
the collection and study of picture postcards |
Demagogue |
A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people |
Demagogue |
A leader who sways his followers by his oratory |
demarchy |
government by the people; popular government |
Democracy |
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives |
democracy |
government by the people |
Demography |
The study of statistics |
demology |
study of human behaviour |
demonarchy |
government by a demon |
demonocracy |
government by demons or evil forces |
demonolatry |
worship of or devotion to demons |
demonology |
study of demons |
Demonomania |
A delusion of being possessed by evil spirits |
demonomania |
pathological belief that one is possessed by demons |
Den |
The home of a lion |
dendrochronology |
study of tree rings |
dendrolatry |
worship of trees |
dendrology |
study of trees |
dendrophilous |
fond of trees |
dentiloquent |
speaking with clenched teeth |
deontology |
the theory or study of moral obligation |
Depot |
The place where the goods are stored |
dermatoglyphics |
the study of skin patterns and fingerprints |
dermatology |
study of skin |
desmology |
study of ligaments |
despotocracy |
government by despots or tyrants |
determinism |
doctrine that events are predetermined by preceding events or laws |
detritivore |
animal that eats decomposing organic matter |
diabolocracy |
government by the Devil |
diabology |
study of devils |
diagraphics |
art of making diagrams or drawings |
dialectology |
study of dialects |
diarchy |
government by two people |
dietetics |
the branch of knowledge concerned with the diet and its effects on health, especially with the practical application of a scientific understanding of nutrition. |
Dilettante |
A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature |
dinarchy |
government by two people; diarchy |
dinner |
a meal taken in the evening |
dinomania |
mania for dancing |
dioptrics |
study of light refraction |
diphysitism |
belief in the dual nature of Christ |
diplomatics |
science of deciphering ancient writings and texts |
diplomatology |
study of diplomats |
dipsomania |
abnormal craving for alcohol |
Dipsophobia |
An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol |
discomania |
obsession for disco music |
discophile |
one who loves and studies sound recordings |
Dispensary |
The place where medicines are compounded |
Distillery |
The place liquors are produced |
distributive |
indicating separate members of a group, one at a time |
ditheism |
belief in two equal gods, one good and one evil |
ditheletism |
doctrine that Christ had two wills |
diversiloquent |
speaking in different ways; speaking on different subjects |
docimology |
the art of assaying |
Dock |
The place where the ships are repaired |
doctiloquent |
speaking learnedly |
dodecarchy |
government by twelve people |
doramania |
obsession with owning furs |
Dormitory |
A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution |
Dormitory |
The sleeping room in an institution |
doromania |
obsession with giving gifts |
dosiology |
the study of doses |
doulocracy |
government by slaves |
Dovecot |
The house or a box in which live pigeons or doves |
Dower |
A widow’s share for life of her husband’s estate |
Dower |
The shelter of an Arab |
dramaturgy |
art of producing and staging dramatic works |
drapetomania |
intense desire to run away from home |
Drey |
The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree |
Drey |
The home/nest for the squirrel |
dromomania |
compulsive longing for travel |
dromophobia |
fear of crossing streets |
Drove |
A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body |
dualism |
doctrine that the universe is controlled by one good and one evil force |
duarchy |
government by two people; diarchy |
dulciloquent |
speaking sweetly |
dulocracy |
government by slaves; doulocracy |
duomachy |
duel or fight between two people |
dyarchy |
government by two people; diarchy |
dysgenics |
the study of racial degeneration |
dysphagia |
pathological difficulty in swallowing |
dysteleology |
study of purposeless organs |
ecclesiarchy |
government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities |
ecclesiolatry |
excessive devotion to church tradition and form |
ecclesiology |
study of church affairs |
eccrinology |
study of excretion |
ecdemomania |
abnormal compulsion for wandering |
ecocide |
destruction of the environment |
ecology |
study of environment |
economics |
study of material wealth |
ecophobia |
fear of home |
edaphology |
study of soils |
Effeminate |
A man who is womanish in his habits |
egalitarianism |
belief that humans ought to be equal in rights and privileges |
egoism |
doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good |
egomania |
irrational self-centered attitude or self-worship |
egotheism |
identification of oneself with God |
Egotist |
One who often talks of his achievements |
Egyptology |
study of ancient Egypt |
eidolism |
belief in ghosts |
ekistics |
study of human settlement |
elative |
indicating movement out of or away from |
electrochemistry |
study of relations between electricity and chemicals |
electrology |
study of electricity |
electrophile |
substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge |
electrostatics |
study of static electricity |
Elegy |
A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead |
eleutheromania |
manic desire for freedom |
eleutherophobia |
fear of freedom |
elevenses |
a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken mid-morning |
eloquence |
forceful and appealing speech |
embryology |
study of embryos |
emetology |
study of vomiting |
Emigrant |
Someone who leaves one country to settle in another |
emmenology |
the study of menstruation |
emotivism |
theory that moral statements are inherently biased |
empiricism |
doctrine that the experience of the senses is the only source of knowledge |
empleomania |
mania for holding public office |
endarchy |
centralised government |
endemiology |
study of local diseases |
endocrinology |
study of glands |
endophagy |
cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within |
enigmatology |
study of enigmas |
enosimania |
pathological belief that one has sinned |
entheomania |
abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired |
entomology |
study of insects |
entomophagous |
eating insects |
entomophilous |
adapted for pollination by insects |
entozoology |
study of parasites that live inside larger organisms |
entryism |
doctrine of joining a group to change its policies |
enzymology |
study of enzymes |
eosophobia |
fear of dawn |
epeolatry |
worship of words |
ephebiatrics |
branch of medicine dealing with adolescence |
Ephemeral |
Lasting for a very short time |
Epicure |
One who is for pleasure of eating and drinking |
epidemiology |
study of diseases; epidemics |
epileptology |
study of epilepsy |
epiphenomenalism |
doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity |
episcopicide |
killing of bishops |
episcopolatry |
worship of bishops |
epistemology |
study of grounds of knowledge |
Epitaph |
A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died |
epomania |
craze for writing epics |
equative |
indicating likeness or identity |
equivorous |
consuming horseflesh |
eremology |
study of deserts |
ergasiomania |
excessive desire to work; ergomania |
ergasiophobia |
fear of work |
ergative |
indicating subject of a transitive verb |
ergatocracy |
government by the workers or the working class |
ergology |
study of effects of work on humans |
ergomania |
excessive desire to work; workaholism |
ergonomics |
study of people at work |
ergophile |
one who loves work |
Ergophobia |
An abnormal and persistent fear of work or finding employment |
ergophobia |
fear of work |
erotomania |
abnormally powerful sex drive |
erotophobia |
fear of sex |
erythrophobia |
fear of red lights or of blushing |
escapology |
study of freeing oneself from constraints |
eschatology |
study of death; final matters |
essive |
indicating a temporary state of being |
eternalism |
the belief that matter has existed eternally |
etheromania |
craving for ether |
ethnarchy |
government over an ethnic group |
ethnocracy |
government by an ethnic group or race |
ethnogeny |
study of origins of races or ethnic groups |
ethnology |
study of cultures |
ethnomania |
obsessive devotion to one’s own people |
ethnomethodology |
study of everyday communication |
ethnomusicology |
study of comparative musical systems |
ethology |
study of natural or biological character |
ethonomics |
study of economic and ethical principles of a society |
etiology |
the science of causes; especially of disease |
etymology |
study of origins of words |
eudaemonism |
ethical belief that happiness equals morality |
euhemerism |
explanation of mythology as growing out of history |
eulogomania |
obsessive craze for eulogies |
euphobia |
fear of good news |
Europhile |
one who loves Europe |
euthenics |
science concerned with improving living conditions |
Ewer |
The large jug or pitcher for holding water for the washbasin |
exarchy |
government by bishops |
existentialism |
doctrine of individual human responsibility in an unfathomable universe |
exobiology |
study of extraterrestrial life |
Exonerate |
Release someone from a duty or obligation |
exophagy |
cannibalism outside one’s own group |
experientialism |
doctrine that knowledge comes from experience |
Extempore |
Spoken or done without preparation |
Eyrie |
A large nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built high in a tree or on a cliff |
factive |
indicating causation |
Factory |
The place where the manufacturing is going on |
fallibilism |
the doctrine that empirical knowledge is uncertain |
falsiloquence |
deceitful speech |
famicide |
one who destroys another’s reputation; slanderer |
Fanatic |
One who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters |
Fastidious |
One hard to please (very selective in his habits) |
fatalism |
doctrine that events are fixed and humans are powerless |
Fatalist |
One who believes in fate |
fatiloquent |
speaking prophetically; declaring fate |
feast |
a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people |
felicide |
killing of a cat |
femicide |
killing of a woman |
feticide |
killing of a fetus |
fideism |
doctrine that knowledge depends on faith over reason |
Filicide |
Killing of one’s son or daughter |
filicide |
killing of one’s own child |
finalism |
belief that an end has or can be reached |
fish fry (US) |
a meal that includes battered, fried fish, chips |
flagellomania |
abnormal enthusiasm for flogging |
flexiloquent |
speaking ambiguously or using words of doubtful meaning |
floricide |
killing or killer of flowers |
florimania |
craze for flowers |
Florist |
A person who sells and arranges cut flowers |
floristry |
the art of cultivating and selling flowers |
Flotilla |
A small fleet of ships or boats |
fluviology |
study of watercourses |
Foeticide |
Destruction or abortion of a fetus |
foeticide |
killing a fetus |
foliophagous |
eating leaves; eating folios of books |
folkloristics |
study of folklore and fables |
foolocracy |
government by fools |
Form |
The house of a hare |
formicide |
substance that kills ants |
formivorous |
eating ants |
fortuitism |
belief in evolution by chance variation |
francomania |
craze or obsession with France and the French |
Francophile |
one who loves France or the French |
Francophobia |
fear of France or the French |
Fratricide |
Killing of one’s brother or sister |
fratricide |
killing of one’s brother |
fructivorous |
feeding on fruit |
frugivorous |
eating fruit |
fucivorous |
eating seaweed |
Fugitive |
One who runs away from justice |
functionalism |
doctrine emphasising utility and function |
fungicide |
killing of fungus |
futurology |
study of future |
galactophagist |
milk drinker |
Galley |
The kitchen in a ship |
gallomania |
craze or obsession with France and the French |
Gallophile |
one who loves France or the French |
gallophobia |
fear of France or the French |
gamidolatry |
worship of marriage |
gamomania |
obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals |
gamophagia |
destruction of one gamete by another |
Gamophobia |
Fear of getting married, being in a relationship, or commitment |
gamophobia |
fear of marriage |
Garage |
The place for housing cars |
garbology |
study of garbage |
Garret |
The upper room or store immediately under the roof |
gastriloquist |
ventriloquist |
gastroenterology |
study of stomach; intestines |
gastrolatry |
gluttony; excessive love of food |
gastronomy |
study of fine dining |
gemmology |
study of gems and jewels |
Genealogy |
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor |
genealogy |
study of descent of families |
genesiology |
study of reproduction and heredity |
genethlialogy |
the art of casting horoscopes |
geniophobia |
fear of chins |
genitive |
indicating possession, origin or relation |
Genocide |
Killing of a large group of people |
genocide |
killing of a race or ethnic group |
genophobia |
fear of sex |
Genophobia |
Physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse |
geocentrism |
belief that Earth is the centre of the universe |
geochemistry |
study of chemistry of the earth’s crust |
geochronology |
study of measuring geological time |
geogeny |
science of the formation of the earth’s crust |
geogony |
study of formation of the earth |
geography |
study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants |
geolatry |
earth-worship |
geology |
study of earth’s crust |
geomorphogeny |
study of the origins of land forms |
geophagy |
practice of feeding on soil; dirt-eating |
geophilous |
living in or near the ground |
geoponics |
study of agriculture |
geotechnics |
study of increasing habitability of the earth |
Geraphobia |
Fear of old age |
gerascophobia |
fear of growing old |
geratology |
study of decadence and decay |
Germanophilia |
love or fondness for Germany or the Germans |
germicide |
substance that kills germs |
gerocomy |
study of old age |
Gerontocracy |
A state, society, or group governed by old people |
gerontocracy |
government by the aged |
gerontology |
study of the elderly; aging |
gerontophilia |
sexual attraction towards the elderly |
Gibber |
The sound of Monkeys |
giganticide |
killing of a giant |
gigantology |
study of giants |
gigantomachy |
war of giants against the gods |
glaciology |
study of ice ages and glaciation |
glossology |
study of language; study of the tongue |
glossophagine |
eating using the tongue |
glyptography |
the art of engraving on gems |
glyptology |
study of gem engravings |
Glyptotheca |
The room where the sculptures are preserved |
gnomonics |
the art of measuring time using sundials |
gnosiology |
study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge |
Gnosiophobia |
Fear of knowledge |
gnosticism |
belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge |
gnotobiology |
study of life in germ-free conditions |
Gourmand |
A lover of good food |
gradualism |
belief that things proceed by degrees |
Graecomania |
obsession with Greece and the Greeks |
graminivorous |
feeding on grass or cereals |
graminology |
study of grasses |
grammatolatry |
worship of letters and words |
grammatology |
study of systems of writing |
Granary |
A storehouse for threshed grain |
Granary |
The place for storing grain |
grandiloquent |
bombastic |
granivorous |
feeding on seeds |
graphemics |
study of systems of representing speech in writing |
graphology |
study of handwriting |
graphomania |
obsession with writing |
Graphophobia |
Fear of writing or handwriting |
graphophobia |
fear of writing |
Gregarious |
Fond of company |
gromatics |
science of surveying |
Grove |
A small growth of trees without underbrush |
Grunt |
The sound of Camels |
gumnivorous |
feeding on tree saps |
gunarchy |
government by women; gynarchy |
gymnasiarchy |
government over a school or academy |
Gymnasium |
A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise |
Gymnasium |
The place where the athletic exercises are performed |
gymnobiblism |
belief that the Bible can be presented to unlearned without commentary |
gymnophobia |
fear of nudity |
gynaecide |
killing of women |
gynaecocracy |
government by women; gynarchy |
gynaecology |
study of women’s physiology |
gynaecomania |
abnormal sexual obsession with women |
Gynaephobia |
Fear of women |
gynarchy |
government by women |
gyniolatry |
deep respect or devotion for women |
gynocracy |
government by women; gynarchy |
gynotikolobomassophile |
one who nibbles on women’s earlobes |
gyrostatics |
the study of rotating bodies |
habromania |
insanity featuring cheerful delusions |
haemataulics |
study of movement of blood through blood vessels |
Haemetophobia |
Fear of disease |
haemophilia |
hereditary disease causing excesssive bleeding |
hagiarchy |
government by saints or holy persons |
hagiocracy |
government by holy men |
hagiolatry |
worship or reverence for saints |
hagiology |
study of saints |
hagiomania |
mania for sainthood |
halieutics |
study of fishing |
halophilous |
tolerant of salt or salt-water |
hamarchy |
government by a cooperative body of parts |
hamartiology |
study of sin |
Hamlet |
A community of people smaller than a village |
Hangar |
A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft. |
Hangar |
The place for housing aero planes |
harmonics |
study of musical acoustics |
hecatarchy |
government by one hundred people; hecatontarchy |
hecatontarchy |
government by one hundred people |
hedonics |
part of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure |
hedonism |
belief that pleasure is the highest good |
Hedonophobia |
An excessive fear or aversion to obtaining pleasure |
helcology |
study of ulcers |
heliolatry |
sun worship |
heliology |
science of the sun |
heliophilous |
preferring or attracted to the sunlight |
heliophobia |
fear of sunlight |
helioseismology |
study of sun’s interior by observing its surface oscillations |
Heliotherapy |
The therapeutic use of sunlight |
Hellenomania |
obsession with Greece and the Greeks; Graecomania |
helminthology |
study of worms |
hematology |
study of blood |
hendecarchy |
government by eleven people |
henism |
doctrine that there is only one kind of existence |
henotheism |
belief in one tribal god, but not as the only god |
Henpeck |
A person who is controlled by wife |
heortology |
study of religious feasts |
hepatology |
study of liver |
heptarchy |
government by seven people |
heraldry |
study of coats of arms |
Herbarium |
The place where the dried plants are kept |
herbicide |
killing of plants |
herbivorous |
eating only plant matter |
Herd |
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals |
heresiology |
study of heresies |
Heretic |
A person who acts against religion |
hereticide |
killing of heretics |
heroarchy |
government by heroes |
herpetology |
study of reptiles and amphibians |
herpetophobia |
fear of snakes |
hetaerocracy |
government by paramours |
heterarchy |
government by a foreign ruler |
hexametromania |
mania for writing in hexameter |
hierarchy |
government by a ranked body; government by priests |
hierocracy |
government by priests or religious ministers |
hierolatry |
worship of saints or sacred things |
hierology |
science of sacred matters |
hieromachy |
fight or quarrel between priests |
hieromania |
pathological religious visions or delusions |
hierophobia |
fear of sacred things |
high tea or tea |
a meal somewhat more elaborate and served later than the usual tea |
Highbrow |
A person of intellectual or erudite tastes |
hipparchy |
rule or control of horses |
hippiatrics |
study of diseases of horses |
hippology |
the study of horses |
hippomania |
obsession with horses |
hippophagy |
feeding on horses |
hippophile |
lover of horses |
histology |
study of the tissues of organisms |
histopathology |
study of changes in tissue due to disease |
historicism |
belief that all phenomena are historically determined |
historiography |
study of writing history |
historiology |
study of history |
Hodophobia |
An irrational and intense fear of travel |
Hogshead |
The large cask for holding wine |
holism |
doctrine that parts of anything must be understood in relation to the whole |
holobaptism |
belief in baptism with total immersion in water |
homichlophobia |
fear of fog |
Homicide |
Killing of one person by another |
homicide |
killing of a human being |
homiletics |
the art of preaching |
homnivorous |
eating humans |
homophile |
one who prefers the company of the same sex; a homosexual |
homophobia |
fear of homosexuals |
Homophobia |
The irrational fear of blood |
Honk |
The sound of Penguins |
Honorary |
Conferred as an honour |
Hoot |
The sound of Owls |
hoplarchy |
government by the military |
hoplology |
the study of weapons |
hoplomachy |
fighting while heavily armoured |
Horde |
A large group of people |
horography |
art of constructing sundials or clocks |
horology |
science of time measurement |
Horticulture |
The art or practice of garden cultivation and management |
horticulture |
study of gardening |
Hospital |
The place for the treatment of sick people |
Hostel |
The house for the residence of the students |
Hotel |
The place where the travelers can get lodging |
humanism |
belief that human interests and mind are paramount |
humanitarianism |
doctrine that the highest moral obligation is to improve human welfare |
Hutch |
A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals |
Hutch |
The place where rabbits are kept |
hydrobiology |
study of aquatic organisms |
hydrodynamics |
study of movement in liquids |
hydrogeology |
study of ground water |
hydrography |
study of investigating bodies of water |
hydrokinetics |
study of motion of fluids |
hydrology |
study of water resources |
hydromania |
irrational craving for water |
hydrometeorology |
study of atmospheric moisture |
hydropathy |
study of treating diseases with water |
hydrophilous |
loving or preferring water |
hydrophobia |
fear of water |
hyetology |
science of rainfall |
hygeiolatry |
excessive devotion to health |
hygiastics |
science of health and hygiene |
hygienics |
study of sanitation; health |
hygiology |
hygienics; study of cleanliness |
hygrology |
study of humidity |
hygrometry |
science of humidity |
hygrophilous |
preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture |
hylicism |
materialism |
hylomania |
excessive tendency towards materialism |
hylomorphism |
belief that matter is cause of the universe |
hylopathism |
belief in ability of matter to affect the spiritual world |
hylophagous |
eating wood |
hylotheism |
belief that the universe is purely material |
hylozoism |
doctrine that all matter is endowed with life |
hymnography |
study of writing hymns |
hymnology |
study of hymns |
hyperanarchy |
condition of extreme anarchy |
hyperarchy |
excessive government |
hypermania |
severe mania |
hyperphagia |
eating too much |
hypnology |
study of sleep; study of hypnosis |
Hypochondriac |
A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments |
hypomania |
minor mania |
hypsography |
science of measuring heights |
hypsophobia |
fear of high places |
hysteromania |
nymphomania |
iamatology |
study of remedies |
iatrarchy |
government by physicians |
iatrology |
treatise or text on medical topics; study of medicine |
iatromathematics |
archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology |
iatrophobia |
fear of going to the doctor |
ichnography |
art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan |
ichnology |
science of fossilized footprints |
ichthyolatry |
the worship of fish |
ichthyology |
study of fish |
ichthyophagous |
fish-eating |
Iconoclast |
Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions |
iconography |
study of drawing symbols |
iconolatry |
image-worship |
iconology |
study of icons; symbols |
iconomachy |
opposition to the worship of images or icons |
iconomania |
obsession with icons or portraits |
iconophilism |
a taste for pictures and symbols |
iconophobia |
fear or hatred of images |
idealism |
belief that our experiences of the world consist of ideas |
identism |
doctrine that objective and subjective, or matter and mind, are identical |
ideogeny |
study of origins of ideas |
ideolatry |
worship of ideas |
ideology |
science of ideas; system of ideas used to justify behaviour |
idiocracy |
personal rule; self-rule |
idiolatry |
self-worship; egotism |
idiomology |
study of idiom, jargon or dialect |
idiopsychology |
psychology of one’s own mind |
idolatry |
worship of idols |
idolomania |
obsession or devotion to idols |
Igloo |
The shelter for an Eskimo |
ignicolist |
fire-worshipper |
ignorantism |
doctrine that ignorance is a favourable thing |
illative |
indicating movement into or toward |
illuminism |
belief in an inward spiritual light |
illusionism |
belief that the external world is philosophy |
imagism |
doctrine of use of precise images with unrestricted subject |
immanentism |
belief in an immanent or permanent god |
immaterialism |
the doctrine that there is no material substance |
Immoral |
Who behaves without moral principles |
immoralism |
rejection of morality |
Immortal |
Unable to die |
Immovable |
That which cannot be moved |
immunogenetics |
study of genetic characteristics of immunity |
immunology |
study of immunity |
immunopathology |
study of immunity to disease |
Impassable |
That which cannot be passed |
Impenetrable |
That which cannot be pierced or penetrated |
Imperishable |
Enduring for all times |
Impervious |
Not admitting the passage of waters |
Impregnable |
A person who is incapable of being tampered with |
Impregnable |
That which cannot be taken by assault |
inaniloquent |
prone to foolish or empty babbling |
Inanimate |
Not endued with animal life |
Inaudible |
That which cannot be heard |
Incinerator |
The place the wastages are reduced to ashes |
Incombustible |
Incapable of being burnt |
Incorrigible |
Incapable of being redeemed form evil |
Indefatigable |
One who shows sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality |
Indelible |
Making marks that cannot be removed |
Indelible |
That which cannot be rubbed out |
Indestructible |
Incapable of being destroyed |
indifferentism |
the belief that all religions are equally valid |
Indispensable |
Absolutely necessary or that which cannot be dispensed with |
individualism |
belief that individual interests and rights are paramount |
Ineffaceable |
That which cannot be rubbed out |
ineloquence |
unappealing speech |
inessive |
indicating location within |
Inevitable |
Certain to happen |
Inevitable |
That which cannot be prevented or avoided |
Inexplicable |
That which cannot be made plain or understood |
Infallible |
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong |
Infallible |
Incapable of making errors |
Infanticide |
Killing of infants |
infanticide |
killing of an infant |
infantocracy |
government by an infant |
Infirmary |
A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill |
infomania |
excessive devotion to accumulating facts |
Inimitable |
That which cannot be imitated |
Inn |
The place where the travelers can get lodging |
Insectariums |
The places for keeping or breeding insects |
insecticide |
killing of insects |
insectivorous |
eating insects |
insectology |
study of insects |
Insolvent |
One who is unable to pay his debts |
instructive |
indicating means whereby |
instrumental |
indicating means by which |
instrumentalism |
doctrine that ideas are instruments of action |
intellectualism |
belief that all knowledge is derived from reason |
interactionism |
belief that mind and body act on each other |
Interment |
Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb |
introessive |
indicating motion into |
introspectionism |
doctrine that knowledge of mind must derive from introspection |
Introvert |
One who does not express himself freely |
intuitionism |
belief that the perception of truth is by intuition |
Invigilator |
One who supervises in the examination hall |
Invincible |
That which cannot be conquered |
Invisible |
That which cannot be seen |
Invulnerable |
That which cannot be wounded or injured |
irenology |
the study of peace |
iridology |
study of the iris; diagnosis of disease based on the iris of the eye |
Irreducible |
That which cannot be lessened |
Irrelevant |
Not to the point |
irreligionism |
system of belief that is hostile to religions |
Irreparable |
That which cannot be repaired or remedied |
Irreplaceable |
That which cannot be replaced in case of loss |
islomania |
craze or obsession for islands |
isocracy |
equal political power |
Italomania |
obsession with Italy or Italians |
japanophilia |
love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese |
jesuitocracy |
government by Jesuits |
juntocracy |
government by a junta |
Jurisprudence |
The theory or philosophy of law |
juxtapositive |
indicating juxtaposition |
kainotophobia |
fear of change |
Kakistocracy |
A state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens |
kakistocracy |
government by the worst |
kakorrhaphiophobia |
fear of failure |
kalology |
study of beauty |
karyology |
study of cell nuclei |
kathenotheism |
polytheism in which each god is considered single and supreme |
Katsaridaphobia |
Fear of cockroach |
Kennel |
A small shelter for a dog |
Kennel |
The place where dogs are housed |
kenophobia |
fear of empty spaces |
kenotism |
doctrine that Christ rid himself of divinity in becoming human |
Kibitka |
A circular tent used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz |
kidology |
study of kidding |
Kindergarten |
The school for infants and young children |
kinematics |
study of motion |
kinesics |
study of gestural communication |
kinesiology |
study of human movement and posture |
kinetics |
study of forces producing or changing motion |
kleptocracy |
government by thieves |
kleptomania |
irrational predilection for stealing |
Kleptophobia |
Fear of being stolen from or robbed |
klopemania |
kleptomania |
koniology |
study of atmospheric pollutants and dust |
Kraal |
A Zulu village |
kreatophagia |
eating of raw meat |
kritarchy |
government by judges |
ktenology |
science of putting people to death |
kymatology |
study of wave motion |
labeorphily |
collection and study of beer bottle labels |
labeorphily |
collection and study of beer bottle labels |
Laboratory |
The place where the scientific experiments are conducted |
laicism |
doctrine of opposition to clergy and priests |
Lair |
A place where wild animal live |
Lair |
The resting place of a wild animal |
landocracy |
government by the propertied class; timocracy |
largiloquent |
talkative; full of words |
larithmics |
study of population statistics |
larvicide |
killing of larvae |
larvivorous |
feeding on larvae |
laryngology |
study of larynx |
latitudinarianism |
doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct |
lative |
indicating motion up to or as far as |
Laundry |
The place where cloths are washed and ironed |
laxism |
belief that an unlikely opinion may be safely followed |
legalism |
belief that salvation depends on strict adherence to the law |
lepidopterology |
study of butterflies and moths |
leprology |
study of leprosy |
Lexicographer |
A person who compiles dictionaries |
lexicology |
study of words and their meanings |
lexigraphy |
art of definition of words |
liberalism |
doctrine of social change and tolerance |
libertarianism |
doctrine that personal liberty is the highest value |
liberticide |
destruction of liberty |
Library |
The place where books are kept |
lichenology |
study of lichens |
lignivorous |
feeding on wood |
ligyrophobia |
fear of loud noises |
limacology |
study of slugs |
limivorous |
eating mud |
limnobiology |
study of freshwater ecosystems |
limnology |
study of bodies of fresh water |
limnophilous |
living in ponds or marshes |
linguistics |
study of language |
linonophobia |
fear of string |
litholatry |
stone-worship |
lithology |
study of rocks |
lithophagous |
stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock |
lithophilous |
living among stones |
liturgiology |
study of liturgical forms and church rituals |
locative |
indicating location or place where |
logocracy |
government of words |
logomachy |
contention about words or in words |
logomania |
pathological loquacity |
logophile |
a lover of words |
Logophobia |
An obsessive fear of words |
loimology |
study of plagues and epidemics |
longiloquence |
long-winded language |
loquence |
speech |
lordolatry |
worship of nobility |
lotophagous |
feeding on lotuses; indolent; lazy; dreamy |
loxodromy |
study of sailing along rhumb-lines |
Lunatic |
A person who is mentally ill |
lunch or luncheon |
a meal eaten during the middle of the day |
lupicide |
killing of a wolf |
lygophilia |
love of darkness |
lygophobia |
fear of darkness |
lyophile |
easily dispersed in a suitable medium |
lypemania |
extreme pathological mournfulness |
lyssophobia |
fear of hydrophobia |
macromania |
delusion that objects are larger than natural size |
macrophobia |
fear of prolonged waiting |
magirics |
art of cookery |
magnanerie |
art of raising silkworms |
magnetics |
study of magnetism |
magniloquent |
speaking in a grand or pompous style |
malacology |
study of molluscs |
malacophilous |
pollinated by snails |
malariology |
study of malaria |
malism |
the belief that the world is evil |
mallophagous |
eating wool or fleece |
mammalogy |
study of mammals |
manège |
the art of horsemanship |
Mariolatry |
worship of the virgin mother |
Mariology |
study of the Virgin Mary |
mariticide |
killing or killer of one’s husband |
martyrolatry |
excessive devotion to martyrs |
martyrology |
study of martyrs |
mastology |
study of mammals |
materialism |
belief that matter is the only extant substance |
mathematics |
study of magnitude, number, and forms |
matriarchy |
government by women or mothers |
Matricide |
Killing of one’s mother |
matricide |
killing of one’s mother |
mazology |
mammalogy; study of mammals |
mechanics |
study of action of force on bodies |
mechanism |
belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |
mechanolatry |
worship of machines |
meconology |
study of or treatise concerning opium |
meconophagist |
consumer of opium or heroin |
megalomania |
abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour |
meliorism |
the belief the world tends to become better |
meliphagous |
feeding upon honey |
melittology |
study of bees |
melliloquent |
speaking harmoniously or sweetly |
mellivorous |
honey-eating |
melomania |
craze for music |
Menagerie |
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition |
mendaciloquence |
lying speech |
Menemophobia |
An extreme fear of wind or drafts |
mentalism |
belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind |
menticide |
reduction of mind by psychological pressure |
Mercenary |
A person who primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics |
merdivorous |
dung-eating |
mereology |
study of part-whole relationships |
meritocracy |
government by the meritorious |
merocracy |
government by a part of the citizenry |
mesocracy |
government by the middle classes |
mesology |
ecology |
messianism |
belief in a single messiah or saviour |
metallogeny |
study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |
metallography |
study of the structure and constitution of metals |
metallurgy |
study of alloying and treating metals |
metaphysics |
study of principles of nature and thought |
metapolitics |
study of politics in theory or abstract |
metapsychology |
study of nature of the mind |
meteoritics |
the study of meteors |
meteorology |
study of weather |
methomania |
morbid craving for alcohol |
metrics |
study of versification |
metrocracy |
government by mothers or women; matriarchy |
metrology |
science of weights and measures |
metromania |
insatiable desire for writing verse |
metrophobia |
fear of poetry |
microanatomy |
study of microscopic tissues |
microbicide |
killing or killer of microbes |
microbiology |
study of microscopic organisms |
microclimatology |
study of local climates |
micrology |
study or discussion of trivialities |
micromania |
pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small |
micropalaeontology |
study of microscopic fossils |
microphagous |
feeding on small creatures or plants |
microphytology |
study of very small plant life |
microscopy |
study of minute objects |
millenarianism |
belief that an ideal society will be produced in the near future |
millionocracy |
government by millionaires |
millocracy |
government by mill owners |
mineralogy |
study of minerals |
Mint |
A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made |
Mint |
The place where the money is coined |
Misanthrope |
A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society |
miticide |
agent which kills mites |
mobocracy |
government by mobs or crowds |
modalism |
belief in unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
molinology |
study of mills and milling |
molluscicide |
killing of mollusks |
momilogy |
study of mummies |
monadism |
theory that there exist ultimate units of being |
Monarchy |
A form of government with a monarch at the head |
monarchy |
government by one individual |
Monastery |
A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows |
Monastery |
The residence for monks or priests |
monergism |
theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act |
moneyocracy |
government by the monied classes |
monism |
belief that all things can be placed in one category |
monocracy |
government by one individual |
monolatry |
worship of one god without excluding belief in others |
monomachy |
single combat; a duel |
monomania |
abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea |
monophagous |
feeding on only one type of food |
monophobia |
fear of being alone |
monophysitism |
belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form |
monopsychism |
belief that individuals have a single eternal soul |
monotheism |
belief in only one God |
monotheletism |
belief that Christ had only one will |
Moo |
The sound of Cattle |
Morgue |
A place where bodies are kept for identification |
morphinomania |
habitual craving or desire for morphine |
morphology |
study of forms and the development of structures |
mortalism |
belief that the soul is mortal |
Mortuary |
A room or building in which dead bodies are kept |
Mosque |
the Muslims’ place of worship |
mucivorous |
feeding on plant juices |
multiloquence |
talkativeness; use of many words |
multiplicative |
indicating repetition or augmentation |
muriphobia |
fear of mice |
muscicide |
substance for killing flies |
muscology |
the study of mosses |
museology |
the study of museums |
Museum |
The place where the treasures of arts, curiosities etc…are preserved |
musicology |
study of music |
musomania |
obsession with music |
mutative |
indicating a change of place or state |
mutualism |
belief in mutual dependence of society and the individual |
mycology |
study of funguses |
mycophagous |
eating fungus |
myology |
study of muscles |
myophobia |
fear of mice |
myriarchy |
government by ten thousand individuals |
myristicivorous |
feeding upon nutmegs |
myrmecology |
study of ants |
myrmecophagous |
feeding on ants |
myrmecophilous |
having a symbiotic relationship with ants |
mysophobia |
fear of contamination or dirt |
mythology |
study of myths; fables; tales |
mythomania |
lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent |
naology |
study of church or temple architecture |
Narcissist |
Someone in love with himself |
narcokleptocracy |
government by those who profit from trade in illegal drugs |
narcomania |
uncontrollable craving for narcotics |
nasology |
study of the nose |
nativism |
belief that the mind possesses inborn thoughts |
naturalism |
belief that the world can be explained in terms of natural forces |
naumachy |
mock sea-battle |
nautics |
art of navigation |
navarchy |
rulership over the seas |
nebulaphobia |
fear of fog |
necessarianism |
theory that actions are determined by prior history; fatalism |
necrolatry |
worship of the dead |
necromania |
sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia |
necrophagous |
feeding on the dead |
necrophilia |
unusual love or sexual attraction for corpses |
necrophobia |
fear of corpses |
nectarivorous |
feeding on nectar |
negrophile |
one who is sympathetic towards black people |
negrophobia |
fear of blacks |
Neigh |
The sound of Horses |
nematology |
the study of nematodes |
nemophilist |
one who loves the woods |
Neocracy |
Government by new or inexperienced hands |
neocracy |
government by new or inexperienced rulers |
neolatry |
worship of novelty |
neonaticide |
killing or killer of a newborn infant |
neonatology |
study of newborn babies |
neonomianism |
theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes |
neophile |
one who loves novelty and trends |
neophobia |
fear of novelty |
neossology |
study of nestling birds |
neovitalism |
theory that total material explanation is impossible |
nephology |
study of clouds |
nephrology |
study of the kidneys |
neurobiology |
study of anatomy of the nervous system |
neurology |
study of nervous system |
neuropsychology |
study of relation between brain and behaviour |
neurypnology |
study of hypnotism |
neutrosophy |
study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities |
nidology |
study of nests |
nihilism |
denial of all reality; extreme scepticism |
nitrophilous |
flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen |
nominalism |
doctrine that naming of things defines reality |
nominative |
indicating subject of a verb |
nomism |
view that moral conduct consists in observance of laws |
nomocracy |
government based on legal system; rule of law |
nomology |
the science of the laws; especially of the mind |
noology |
science of the intellect |
nosology |
study of diseases |
nosomania |
delusion of suffering from a disease |
nosophobia |
fear of disease |
Nostalgia |
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past |
nostology |
study of senility |
nostomania |
abnormal desire to go back to familiar places |
notaphily |
collecting of bank-notes and cheques |
notaphily |
collecting of bank-notes and cheques |
noumenalism |
belief in existence of noumena |
novercaphobia |
fear of one’s stepmother |
nucivorous |
nut-eating |
nullibilism |
denial that the soul exists in space |
numenism |
belief in local deities or spirits |
numerology |
study of numbers |
numismatics |
study of coins |
Numismatist |
One who collect coins as hobby |
Nyctophobia |
An extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness |
nyctophobia |
fear of the night or darkness |
nymphology |
study of nymphs |
nymphomania |
excessive or crazed sexual desire |
Obituary |
A news article that reports the recent death of a person |
objectivism |
doctrine that all reality is objective |
obloquy |
censure; calumny; slander; disgrace |
Observatory |
The place where the astronomical observation are taken |
obstetrics |
study of midwifery |
oceanography |
study of oceans |
oceanology |
study of oceans |
Ochlocracy |
Government by the populace |
ochlocracy |
government by mobs |
ochlophobia |
fear of crowds |
octarchy |
government by eight people |
odology |
science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |
Odontology |
The scientific study of the structure and diseases of teeth |
odontology |
study of teeth |
oenology |
study of wines |
oenomania |
obsession or craze for wine |
oenophile |
one who is fond of or loves wine |
oenophobia |
fear or hatred of wine |
oikology |
science of housekeeping |
olfactology |
study of the sense of smell |
Oligarchy |
A small group of people having control of a country or organization |
oligarchy |
government by the few |
oligomania |
obsession with a few thoughts or ideas |
ombrology |
study of rain |
ombrophilous |
tolerant of large amounts of rainfall |
ombrophobia |
fear of rain |
omniloquent |
speaking on all subjects |
omnism |
belief in all religions |
omnivorous |
eating anything; eating both plant and animal matter |
omophagy |
eating of raw flesh as a ritual observance |
oncology |
study of tumours |
oneirology |
study of dreams |
oniomania |
mania for making purchases |
onolatry |
worship of asses or donkeys |
onomamania |
mania for names |
onomasiology |
study of nomenclature |
onomastics |
study of proper names |
onomatomania |
irresistible desire to repeat certain words |
onomatophobia |
fear of hearing a certain word |
ontology |
science of pure being; the nature of things |
onychophagist |
nail-biter |
onychotillomania |
compulsive picking at the fingernails |
oology |
study of eggs |
ophidiophobia |
fear of snakes |
Ophidiophobia |
Fear of snakes |
ophiolatry |
worship of snakes |
ophiology |
study of snakes |
ophiophagous |
eating snakes |
ophiophilist |
snake-lover |
ophism |
snake-worship |
ophthalmology |
study of eye diseases |
ophthalmophobia |
fear of being stared at |
opiomania |
craving for opium |
oppositive |
indicating opposition or location opposite to |
opsomania |
abnormal love for one kind of food |
optics |
study of light |
optimism |
doctrine that we live in the best of all possible worlds |
optology |
study of sight |
optometry |
science of examining the eyes |
optophobia |
fear of opening one’s eyes |
Orchard |
A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees |
Orchard |
The place where fruit-trees are grown |
orchidology |
study of orchids |
orchidomania |
abnormal obsession with orchids |
organicism |
conception of life or society as an organism |
ornithology |
study of birds |
ornithophilous |
pollinated by birds |
ornithophobia |
fear of birds |
orology |
study of mountains |
Orphanage |
The place where the orphans are housed |
orthoepy |
study of correct pronunciation |
orthography |
study of spelling |
orthopterology |
study of cockroaches |
oryctology |
mineralogy or paleontology |
oryzivorous |
rice-eating |
osmics |
scientific study of smells |
osmology |
study of smells and olfactory processes |
osphresiology |
study of the sense of smell |
ossivorous |
feeding on bones |
osteology |
study of bones |
ostreophagous |
oyster-eating |
otology |
study of the ear |
otorhinolaryngology |
study of ear, nose and throat |
ovicide |
killing insect eggs |
ovicide |
sheep-killing |
ovivorous |
eating eggs |
ovivorous |
eating sheep |
Paddock |
The place adjoining race-course where the horses are kept for racing |
paedarchy |
government by children |
paedobaptism |
doctrine of infant baptism |
paedocracy |
government by children; paedarchy |
paedology |
study of children |
paedophage |
eater of children |
paedophilia |
abnormal love or sexual attraction for children |
paedophobia |
fear of children; fear of dolls |
paedotrophy |
art of rearing children |
pagophagia |
eating trays of ice to help offset iron deficiency |
paidonosology |
study of children’s diseases; pediatrics |
palaeoanthropology |
study of early humans |
palaeobiology |
study of fossil plants and animals |
palaeoclimatology |
study of ancient climates |
palaeolimnology |
study of ancient fish |
palaeolimnology |
study of ancient lakes |
palaeontology |
study of fossils |
palaeopedology |
study of early soils |
palaeophile |
antiquarian |
paleobotany |
study of ancient plants |
paleo-osteology |
study of ancient bones |
palynology |
study of pollen |
Panacea |
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
panaesthetism |
theory that consciousness may inhere generally in matter |
panarchy |
universal rule or dominion |
pancosmism |
theory that the material universe is all that exists |
pandemonism |
worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature |
panegoism |
solipsism |
panentheism |
belief that world is part but not all of God’s being |
panivorous |
bread-eating |
panophobia |
melancholia marked by groundless fears |
panpsychism |
theory that all nature has a psychic side |
pansexualism |
theory that all thought derived from sexual instinct |
panspermatism |
belief in origin of life from extraterrestrial germs |
pantarchy |
government by all the people; world government |
Pantheism |
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe |
pantheism |
belief that the universe is God; belief in many gods |
pantisocracy |
government by all equally |
pantophagy |
omnivorousness |
pantophobia |
fear of everything |
panzoism |
belief that humans and animals share vital life energy |
paparchy |
government by the pope |
papyrocracy |
government by newspapers or literature |
papyrology |
study of paper |
parallelism |
belief that matter and mind don’t interact but relate |
paraphilia |
any abnormal sexual attraction |
parapsychology |
study of unexplained mental phenomena |
parasiticide |
killing of parasites |
parasitology |
study of parasites |
parasuicide |
harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide |
parciloquy |
laconic speech |
parenticide |
killing or killer of one’s parents |
paroemiology |
study of proverbs |
parousiamania |
obsession with the second coming of Christ |
Parricide |
Killing of a parent or other near relative |
parricide |
killing of parents or a parent-like close relative |
parsonarchy |
government by parsons |
parthenolatry |
worship of the Virgin Mary |
parthenology |
study of virgins |
parthophobia |
fear of virgins |
partitive |
indicating a part of a larger whole |
partocracy |
government by a single unopposed political party |
pataphysics |
the science of imaginary solutions |
pathology |
study of disease |
pathomania |
moral insanity |
pathophobia |
fear of disease |
patriarchy |
government by men or fathers |
patricide |
killing of one’s father |
Patricide |
Killing of one’s father |
patriolatry |
excessive devotion or worship of one’s native country |
patrology |
study of early Christianity |
pauciloquent |
of few words; speaking little |
pectoriloquy |
sound of patient’s voice as heard through stethoscope |
pedagogics |
study of teaching |
Pedantic |
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules |
pedantocracy |
government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars |
pediculophobia |
fear of lice |
pedology |
study of soils |
pejorism |
severe pessimism |
pelology |
study of mud |
Pen |
The shelter for a cow |
penology |
study of crime and punishment |
pentarchy |
government by five individuals |
pentheraphobia |
fear or hatred of one’s mother-in-law |
peotillomania |
abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis |
perdricide |
killer of partridges |
perfectibilism |
doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect |
perfectionism |
doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value |
periodontics |
study of gums |
peristerophily |
pigeon-collecting |
peristerophily |
pigeon-collecting |
perlative |
indicating movement through or across |
personalism |
doctrine that humans possess spiritual freedom |
pessimism |
doctrine that the universe is essentially evil |
pesticide |
killing of pests |
pestology |
science of pests |
Petrology |
The branch of science concerned with the origin, structure, and composition of rocks |
petrology |
study of rocks |
petrophilous |
living on or thriving in rocky areas |
phagomania |
excessive desire for food or eating |
phagophobia |
fear of eating |
phallocracy |
government by men |
phaneromania |
habit of biting one’s nails |
Pharamacophobia |
Fear of medication |
pharmacognosy |
study of drugs of animal and plant origin |
pharmacology |
study of drugs |
pharmacomania |
abnormal obsession with trying drugs |
pharology |
study of lighthouses |
pharyngology |
study of the throat |
phengophobia |
fear of daylight |
phenology |
study of organisms as affected by climate |
phenomenalism |
belief that phenomena are the only realities |
phenomenology |
study of phenomena |
philalethist |
lover of truth |
Philanthropist |
A lover of mankind |
philately |
study of postage stamps |
philately |
study of postage stamps |
philematology |
the act or study of kissing |
philhippic |
loving or admiring horses |
phillumeny |
collecting of matchbox labels |
phillumeny |
collecting of matchbox labels |
philocaly |
love of beauty |
philodemic |
fond of commoners or the lower classes |
Philogymist |
A person who likes or admires women |
philogyny |
love of women |
philology |
study of ancient texts; historical linguistics |
philomath |
lover of learning |
philonoist |
one who seeks knowledge |
Philophobia |
Fear of love or of becoming emotionally connected with another person |
philopornist |
lover of prostitutes |
philosophocracy |
government by philosophers |
philosophy |
science of knowledge or wisdom |
philotechnical |
devoted to the arts |
philotherianism |
love of animals |
philoxenia |
hospitality |
phoniatrics |
study and correction of speech defects |
phonology |
study of speech sounds |
phonomania |
pathological tendency to murder |
phonophobia |
fear of noise or of speaking aloud |
photobiology |
study of effects of light on organisms |
photomania |
pathological desire for light |
photophilous |
preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |
photophobia |
fear of light |
phraseology |
study of phrases |
phrenology |
study of bumps on the head |
phthirophagous |
lice-eating |
phycology |
study of algae and seaweeds |
phylarchy |
government by a specific class or tribe |
phyllomania |
excessive or abnormal production of leaves |
phyllophagous |
leaf-eating |
physicalism |
belief that all phenomena reducible to verifiable assertions |
physics |
study of properties of matter and energy |
physiocracy |
government according to natural laws or principles |
physiolatry |
nature-worship |
physiology |
study of processes of life |
physitheism |
attribution of physical form and attributes to deities |
phytivorous |
feeding on plants |
phytology |
study of plants; botany |
phytomania |
obsession with collecting plants |
phytophagous |
feeding on vegetable matter |
phytophilous |
fond of plants |
picnic |
any informal meal eaten outside |
pigmentocracy |
government by those of one skin colour |
Pipe |
The sound of Nightingales |
piscatology |
study of fishes |
piscivorous |
fish-eating |
pisteology |
science or study of faith |
placentophagy |
eating of the placenta |
Plagiarism |
The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own |
planetolatry |
worship of the planets |
planetology |
study of planets |
planiloquent |
speaking plainly |
planomania |
abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms |
plantivorous |
plant-eating |
plantocracy |
government by plantation owners |
plasmophagous |
consuming plasma |
pleniloquence |
excessive talking; fullness of speech |
plousiocracy |
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
pluralism |
belief that reality consists of several kinds or entities |
plutarchy |
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
Plutocracy |
Government by the wealthy |
plutocracy |
government by the wealthy |
plutolatry |
worship of wealth |
plutology |
political economy; study of wealth |
plutomania |
mania for money |
pneumatics |
study of mechanics of gases |
pneumatomachy |
denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |
podiatry |
study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody |
podology |
study of the feet |
poephagous |
eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |
poetolatry |
worship of poets |
poetomachia |
contest or quarrel among poets |
pogonophile |
one who loves beards |
pogonophobia |
fear of beards |
polarchy |
government by many people; polyarchy |
polemology |
study of war |
polemomania |
mania for war |
policeocracy |
government by police |
politicomania |
mania for politics |
polkamania |
craze for polka dancing |
pollarchy |
government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy |
poltophagy |
prolonged chewing of food |
polyarchy |
government by many people |
polycracy |
government by many rulers; polyarchy |
Polyglot |
A person who speaks more than one language |
polyloquent |
speaking much; loquacious |
polymania |
mania affecting several different mental faculties |
polyphagous |
eating many types of food |
polytheism |
belief in multiple deities |
pomology |
study of fruit-growing |
popocracy |
government by populists |
poriomania |
abnormal compulsion to wander |
pornocracy |
government by harlots |
pornomania |
obsession with pornography |
Portfolio |
A portable case for holding papers or drawings |
positivism |
doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable |
posology |
science of quantity or dosage |
Posse |
A temporary police force |
possessive |
indicating possession; genitive case |
Postmortem |
An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death |
Potable |
Safe to drink |
potamology |
study of rivers |
potichomania |
craze for imitating Oriental porcelain |
potomania |
abnormal desire to drink alcohol |
pragmatism |
doctrine emphasizing practical value of philosophy |
praxeology |
study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action |
predestinarianism |
belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |
predicative |
indicating the predicate |
prescriptivism |
belief that moral edicts are merely orders with no truth value |
primatology |
study of primates |
primitivism |
doctrine that a simple and natural life is morally best |
privatism |
attitude of avoiding involvement in outside interests |
privative |
indicating absence, deprivation or negation |
probabiliorism |
belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |
probabilism |
belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute |
proctology |
study of rectum |
prolative |
indicating motion alongside or means of motion |
prolicide |
killing of offspring; killing of the human race |
prophetocracy |
government by a prophet |
prosody |
study of versification |
protistology |
study of protists |
proxemics |
study of man’s need for personal space |
psalligraphy |
the art of paper-cutting to make pictures |
psammophile |
sand-loving plant |
psephocracy |
government resulting from election by ballot |
Psephologist |
One who study the elections and trends in voting |
psephology |
study of election results and voting trends |
pseudolatry |
false worship |
pseudology |
art or science of lying |
pseudomania |
irrational predilection for lying |
pseudoptics |
study of optical illusions |
psilanthropism |
denial of Christ’s divinity |
psomophagy |
swallowing food without thorough chewing |
psychism |
belief in universal soul |
psychobiology |
study of biology of the mind |
psychogenetics |
study of internal or mental states |
psychognosy |
study of mentality, personality or character |
psychology |
study of mind |
psychomachy |
conflict between the body and the soul |
psychomorphism |
doctrine that inanimate objects have human mentality |
psychopannychism |
belief souls sleep from death to resurrection |
psychopathology |
study of mental illness |
psychophysics |
study of link between mental and physical processes |
psychotheism |
doctrine that God is a purely spiritual entity |
psychrophilic |
thriving in cold temperatures |
psychrophobia |
fear of the cold |
pteridology |
study of ferns |
pteridomania |
passion for ferns |
pteronophobia |
fear of being tickled by feathers |
pterylology |
study of distribution of feathers on birds |
ptochocracy |
government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization |
pulicide |
flea-killer |
punditocracy |
government by political pundits |
pygmachy |
boxing; fighting with clubs |
pyretology |
study of fevers |
pyrgology |
study of towers |
pyroballogy |
study of artillery |
pyrography |
study of woodburning |
pyrolatry |
fire-worship |
pyromachy |
use of fire in combat |
pyromania |
craze for starting fires |
pyrophobia |
fear of fire |
pyrrhonism |
total or radical skepticism |
Quack |
The sound of Ducks |
Quadrangle |
The square courtyard bounded by buildings |
quangocracy |
rule of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations |
Quay |
The place the ships are loaded or unloaded |
quietism |
doctrine of enlightenment through mental tranquility |
quinology |
study of quinine |
raciology |
study of racial differences |
racism |
belief that race is the primary determinant of human capacities |
radicivorous |
eating roots |
Radio Jockey |
One who presents a radio programme |
radiology |
study of X-rays and their medical applications |
ranivorous |
eating frogs |
raticide |
substance or person who kills rats |
rationalism |
belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge |
realism |
doctrine that objects of cognition are real |
Recluse |
One who lives in solitude |
reductionism |
belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones |
Refectory |
The refreshment hall in a monastery |
reflexology |
study of reflexes |
Reformatory |
An institution for reforming the young offenders |
Regalia |
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The emblems or insignia of royalty |
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regalism |
doctrine of the monarch’s supremacy in church affairs |
Regicide |
Action of killing a king |
regicide |
killing of a monarch |
relative |
indicating relation or a prepositional object |
representationalism |
doctrine that ideas rather than external objects are basis of knowledge |
republicanism |
belief that a republic is the best form of government |
Reservoir |
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply |
Reservoir |
The place where water is collected and stored |
resistentialism |
humorous theory that inanimate objects display malice towards humans |
Resort |
The place frequented for the reasons of pleasure or health |
Restaurant |
The place where the people can get food or refreshment |
Reticule |
The lady’s handbag or workbag |
retrophilia |
love of things of the past |
rhabdology |
art of calculating using numbering rods |
rhabdology |
knowledge or learning concerning divining rods |
rheology |
science of the deformation or flow of matter |
rheophile |
living or thriving in running water |
Rhetoric |
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing |
rheumatology |
study of rheumatism |
rhinology |
study of the nose |
rhinotillexomania |
compulsive nose picking |
rhizophagous |
root-eating |
rhizophilous |
growing or thriving on or near roots |
rhochrematics |
science of inventory management and the movement of products |
rhypophagy |
eating filth |
rinkomania |
obsession with skating |
rodenticide |
killing of rodents |
romanticism |
belief in sentimental feeling in artistic expression |
rotocracy |
government by those who control rotten boroughs |
runology |
study of runes |
Russophile |
one who admires Russia or the Russians |
Russophobia |
fear of Russia or Russians |
sacerdotalism |
belief that priests are necessary mediators between God and mankind |
sacramentarianism |
belief that sacraments have unusual properties |
Sacrilege |
Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred |
Sanatorium |
A room or building for sick children in a boarding school |
sanctiloquent |
speaking on heavenly or holy matters |
sanguivorous |
blood-drinking |
saprophagous |
feeding on decaying material |
sarcology |
study of fleshy parts of the body |
sarcophagous |
feeding on flesh; carnivorous |
sarcophilous |
fond of flesh |
satanology |
study of the devil |
satanophobia |
fear of the devil |
satyromania |
abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis |
saurophagous |
eating lizards |
Scabbard |
A case in which the blade of a sword is kept |
scatology |
study of excrement or obscene literature |
scatophagous |
dung-eating |
schematonics |
art of using gesture to express tones |
sciagraphy |
art of shading |
sciaphobia |
fear of shadows |
scientism |
belief that the methods of science are universally applicable |
sciophilous |
thriving in or loving shady conditions |
scopophilia |
obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things |
scopophobia |
fear of being looked at |
scoptophobia |
fear of being looked at |
Scotophilia |
admiration for Scotland or the Scots |
scotophobia |
fear of the dark |
Screech |
The sound of Parrots |
scribbleomania |
obsession with scribbling |
scripophily |
collection of bond and share certificates |
scripophily |
collection of bond and share certificates |
Scullery |
A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and another dirty household work |
Scullery |
The place where the plates and other utensils are washed up |
Sculptor |
An artist who makes sculptures. |
Scuttle |
The receptacle for storing coal |
sebastomania |
religious insanity |
Secular |
Government not connected with religious or spiritual matters |
sedimentology |
study of sediment |
seismology |
study of earthquakes |
selenodesy |
study of the shape and features of the moon |
selenolatry |
worship of the moon |
selenology |
study of the moon |
self-determinism |
doctrine that the actions of a self are determined by itself |
semantics |
study of meaning |
semantology |
science of meanings of words |
semasiology |
study of meaning; semantics |
seminivorous |
seed-eating |
semiology |
study of signs and signals |
semiotics |
study of signs and symbols |
senicide |
killing of old men |
sensationalism |
belief that ideas originate solely in sensation |
septarchy |
government by seven rulers; heptarchy |
serology |
study of serums |
serpenticide |
killing or killer of a snake |
sexism |
belief in systematic inequalities between the sexes |
sexology |
study of sexual behaviour |
Sheath |
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword |
Sheath |
A case in which the blade of a sword is kept |
Shoal |
A large number of fish swimming together |
shopocracy |
government by shopkeepers |
sialoquent |
spitting greatly while speaking |
siblicide |
killing or killer of a sibling |
siderism |
belief that the stars influence human affairs |
siderography |
art of engraving on steel |
sigillography |
study of seals |
significs |
science of meaning |
silvicide |
substance that kills trees |
silvics |
study of tree’s life |
similative |
indicating similarity to |
sindonology |
study of the shroud of Turin |
Sinecure |
A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit |
Sinology |
study of China |
Sinophile |
one who admires China or the Chinese |
sitiomania |
morbid aversion to food |
sitiophobia |
fear of food |
sitology |
the scientific study of food, diet, and nutrition |
sitophobia |
fear of food or eating |
situative |
indicating comparison of two things |
skepticism |
doctrine that true knowledge is always uncertain |
skiamachy |
sham fight; shadow boxing |
slavocracy |
government by slave-owners |
Slavophile |
one who admires the Slavs |
smorgasbord |
a variety of cold or hot savory dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc, served in Scandinavia as hors d’oeuvres or as a buffet meal |
snack |
a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals |
snobocracy |
government by snobs |
socialism |
doctrine of centralized state control of wealth and property |
sociative |
indicating association with the subject |
sociobiology |
study of biological basis of human behaviour |
sociocracy |
government by society as a whole |
sociology |
study of society |
solarism |
excessive use of solar myths in explaining mythology |
solifidianism |
doctrine that faith alone will ensure salvation |
soliloquent |
speaking in soliloquies; prone to giving soliloquies |
soliloquy |
talking or conversing with oneself; dramatic production of this nature |
solipsism |
theory that self-existence is the only certainty |
somatism |
materialism |
somatology |
science of the properties of matter |
Somnambulist |
Someone who walks in sleep |
somniloquence |
talking in one’s sleep |
sophiology |
science of ideas |
sophomania |
delusion that one is incredibly intelligent |
sororicide |
killing of one’s own sister |
Sororicide |
Killing of one’s sister |
soteriology |
study of theological salvation |
Souvenir |
A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event |
spatialism |
doctrine that matter has only spatial, temporal and causal properties |
speciocide |
destruction of an entire species |
spectrology |
study of ghosts |
spectrophobia |
fear of looking in a mirror |
spectroscopy |
study of spectra |
speleology |
study and exploration of caves |
spermicide |
killing of sperm |
spermology |
study of seeds |
spermophile |
member of family of seed-loving rodents |
sphagnology |
study of peat moss |
sphragistics |
study of seals and signets |
sphygmology |
study of the pulse |
spiritualism |
belief that nothing is real except the soul or spirit |
splanchnology |
study of the entrails or viscera |
spongology |
study of sponges |
sporicide |
killing of spores |
squandermania |
irrational propensity for spending money wastefully |
squarsonocracy |
government by landholding clergymen |
squatterarchy |
government by squatters; squattocracy |
squattocracy |
government by squatters |
Squeak |
The sound of Rats |
squirearchy |
government by squires |
squirocracy |
government by squires; squirearchy |
Stable |
The place where horses are housed |
stampomania |
obsession with stamp-collecting |
stasiology |
study of political parties |
statics |
study of bodies and forces in equilibrium |
stative |
indicating a state rather than an action |
statocracy |
government by the state alone, without ecclesiastical influence |
statolatry |
worship of the state |
staurolatry |
worship of the cross or crucifix |
stegophilist |
one who climbs buildings for sport |
stemmatology |
study of relationships between texts |
stercoranism |
belief that the consecrated Eucharist is digested and evacuated |
stercovorous |
feeding on dung or excrement |
stigmatophilia |
obsession with tattooing or branding |
Stoic |
A person who is indifferent to the pains and pleasures of life |
stoichiology |
science of elements of animal tissues |
stoicism |
belief in indifference to pleasure or pain |
stomatology |
study of the mouth |
storiology |
study of folk tales |
stratarchy |
rulership over an army |
stratigraphy |
study of geological layers or strata |
stratocracy |
military rule or despotism |
stratography |
art of leading an army |
strumpetocracy |
government by strumpets |
stultiloquence |
foolish or senseless talk |
Sty |
The place where pigs are kept |
stylometry |
studying literature by means of statistical analysis |
suaviloquence |
pleasing or agreeable speech |
subessive |
indicating location under or below |
subjectivism |
doctrine that all knowledge is subjective |
sublative |
indicating movement towards the top of |
substantialism |
belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena |
suicide |
killing of oneself |
Suicide |
Act of intentionally causing one’s own death |
suicidology |
study of suicide |
superessive |
indicating location upon or on top of |
supper |
an evening meal, esp. a light one |
symbolatry |
undue worship of symbols |
symbology |
study of symbols |
symmachy |
fighting jointly against a common enemy |
symmetrophobia |
fear of symmetry |
symphily |
living together for mutual benefit |
symptomatology |
study of symptoms of illness |
synarchy |
joint sovereignty |
syndicalism |
doctrine of direct worker control of capital |
synecology |
study of ecological communities |
synectics |
study of processes of invention |
synergism |
belief that human will and divine spirit cooperate in salvation |
syntax |
study of sentence structure |
syphilology |
study of syphilis |
syphilomania |
pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis |
syphilophobia |
fear of syphilis |
systematology |
study of systems |
taeniacide |
killing of tapeworms |
Tannery |
A place where animal hides are tanned |
Tannery |
The place where the leather is tanned |
tapas |
light snacks or appetizers, usually eaten with drinks |
taphephobia |
fear of being buried alive |
tardiloquent |
speaking slowly |
tauricide |
killing or killer of a bull |
tauromachy |
bullfighting |
taxidermy |
art of curing and stuffing animals |
technocracy |
government by technical experts |
technomania |
craze for technology |
technophile |
one who is fond of technology |
technophobia |
fear of technology |
tectonics |
science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms |
teetotaler |
a person who never drinks alcohol |
teleology |
study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose |
telmatology |
study of swamps |
temporal |
relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; relating to time |
Tepee |
The shelter of an American India |
teratology |
study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |
Termagant |
A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman |
terminative |
indicating motion up to or time until |
terminism |
doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance |
tetradarchy |
government by four people; tetrarchy |
tetrarchy |
government by four people |
teuthology |
study of cephalopods |
Teutomania |
obsession with Teutonic or German things |
textology |
study of the production of texts |
thalassiarchy |
sovereignty of the seas; thalassocracy |
thalassocracy |
sovereignty of the seas |
thalassography |
science of the sea |
thalassophilous |
living in or fond of the sea |
thalassophobia |
fear of the sea |
thalerophagous |
feeding on fresh vegetable matter |
thanatism |
belief that the soul dies with the body |
thanatology |
study of death and its customs |
thanatomania |
belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness |
Thanatophobia |
Fear of death |
thanatophobia |
fear of death |
thaumatolatry |
worship of miracles or wonders |
thaumatology |
study of miracles |
Thearchy |
A political system based on government of men by God |
thearchy |
rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers |
theatrocracy |
goverment by gathered assemblies of citizens |
theatromania |
craze for going to plays |
theism |
belief in the existence of God without special revelation |
theocentrism |
belief that God is central fact of existence |
theocracy |
government by priests or by religious law |
theology |
study of religion; religious doctrine |
theomachy |
war amongst or against the gods |
theomania |
belief that one is a god |
theopantism |
belief that God is the only reality |
theophagy |
sacramental consumption of a god |
theophile |
one who loves or is loved by God |
theophobia |
fear of God |
theopsychism |
belief that the soul is of a divine nature |
theriatrics |
veterinary medicine |
theriogenology |
study of animals’ reproductive systems |
theriolatry |
animal-worship |
thermodynamics |
study of relation of heat to motion |
thermokinematics |
study of motion of heat |
thermology |
study of heat |
thermophilous |
preferring or thriving in high temperatures |
therology |
study of wild mammals |
thnetopsychism |
belief that the soul dies with the body, to be reborn on day of judgement |
thremmatology |
science of breeding domestic animals and plants |
threpsology |
science of nutrition |
tidology |
study of tides |
tiffin |
(in India) a light meal, esp. one taken at midday |
timarchy |
government by the propertied class; timocracy |
timbrology |
study of postage stamps |
timbromania |
craze for stamp collecting |
timbrophily |
love or fondness for stamps; stamp-collecting |
timocracy |
government by the propertied class |
titanism |
spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions |
titanomachy |
war of the Titans against the gods |
tobaccophile |
one who loves tobacco |
tocology |
obstetrics; midwifery |
tocophobia |
fear of pregnancy or childbirth |
tolerationism |
doctrine of toleration of religious differences |
tolutiloquence |
smooth or flowing speech |
tomomania |
irrational predilection for performing surgery |
tonetics |
study of pronunciation |
tonitrophobia |
fear of thunder |
topology |
study of places and their natural features |
toponymics |
study of place-names |
topophilia |
great love or affection for a particular place |
topophobia |
fear of performing; fear of certain places |
toreutics |
study of artistic work in metal |
Torrent |
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid |
totemism |
belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal |
toxicology |
study of poisons |
toxicomania |
morbid craving for poisons |
toxicophagous |
eating poison |
toxicophobia |
fear of poisoning |
toxiphagous |
poison-eating |
toxiphobia |
fear of poison or being poisoned |
toxophily |
love of archery; archery; study of archery |
toxophily |
love of archery; archery; study of archery |
transcendentalism |
theory that emphasizes that which transcends perception |
translative |
indicating process of change or movement through |
transmigrationism |
belief that soul passes into other body at death |
traumatology |
study of wounds and their effects |
trialism |
doctrine that humans have three separate essences (body, soul, spirit) |
triarchy |
government by three people |
tribology |
study of friction and wear between surfaces |
trichology |
study of hair and its disorders |
trichotillomania |
neurosis where patient pulls out own hair |
Triskaidekaphobia |
Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen |
triskaidekaphobia |
fear of the number thirteen |
tristiloquy |
mournful manner of speech |
tritarchy |
government by three people; triarchy |
tritheism |
belief that the members of the Trinity are separate gods |
tritheocracy |
government by three gods |
triumphalism |
belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed |
trophology |
study of nutrition |
tropophilous |
flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate |
Trumpet |
The sound of Elephants |
trypanocide |
killing of trypanosomes |
tsiganology |
study of gypsies |
tuism |
theory that individuals have a second or other self |
tulipomania |
obsession with tulips |
turnery |
art of turning in a lathe |
turophile |
cheese lover |
tutiorism |
doctrine that one should take the safer moral course |
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The sound of Birds |
tychism |
theory that accepts role of pure chance |
typhlology |
study of blindness and the blind |
typhlophile |
one who is kind to the blind |
typhomania |
delirious state resulting from typhus fever |
typography |
art of printing or using type |
typology |
study of types of things |
typomania |
craze for printing one’s lucubrations |
tyrannicide |
killing or killer of a tyrant |
ubiquitarianism |
belief that Christ is everywhere |
ufology |
study of alien spacecraft |
undulationism |
theory that light consists of waves |
universalism |
belief in universal salvation |
univorous |
living on only one host or source of food |
uranography |
descriptive astronomy and mapping |
uranology |
study of the heavens; astronomy |
uranomania |
obsession with the idea of divinity |
uranophobia |
fear of heaven |
urbanology |
study of cities |
urbicide |
destruction of a city |
urenology |
study of rust molds |
urology |
study of urine; urinary tract |
ursicide |
killing or killer of a bear |
utilitarianism |
belief that utility of actions determines moral value |
Utopia |
An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering |
utricide |
one who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone |
uxoricide |
killing of one’s own wife |
Uxoricide |
Killing of one’s wife |
Uxorious |
A person who shows a great or excessive fondness for one’s wife |
vaniloquence |
vain or foolish talk |
vaticide |
killing or killer of a prophet |
vegetivorous |
eating vegetables |
venereology |
study of venereal disease |
Venial |
Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace |
ventriloquism |
speaking so that the voice appears to come from elsewhere |
Verbatim |
In exactly the same words as were used originally |
verbicide |
destroying the meaning of a word |
verbomania |
craze for words |
veriloquent |
speaking truthfully; truthful |
vermeology |
study of worms |
vermicide |
killing of worms |
vermivorous |
eating worms |
vespacide |
substance or person who kills wasps |
vexillology |
study of flags |
victimology |
study of victims |
vinology |
scientific study of vines and winemaking |
viricide |
killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands |
virology |
study of viruses |
Virtuoso |
One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field |
virucide |
killing of viruses |
vitalism |
the doctrine that there is a vital force behind life |
vitrics |
glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware |
Vivarium |
The place where the animals are kept alive (ZOO) |
vocative |
indicating calling or personal address |
volcanology |
study of volcanoes |
voluntarism |
belief that the will dominates the intellect |
vulcanology |
study of volcanoes |
vulpicide |
killing of a fox |
Wardrobe |
A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored |
weedicide |
something that kills weeds |
whiggarchy |
government by Whigs |
Whine |
The sound of Mosquitoes |
Wigwam |
The shelter of an American India |
xenocracy |
government by a body of foreigners |
xenomania |
inordinate attachment to foreign things |
xenophilia |
love of foreigners |
xenophobia |
fear of foreigners |
xerophagy |
eating of dry food; fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter |
xerophily |
adaptation to very dry conditions |
xylography |
art of engraving on wood |
xylology |
study of wood |
xylophagous |
wood-eating |
xylophilous |
fond of wood; living in or on wood |
zelophobia |
fear of jealousy |
zenography |
study of the planet Jupiter |
zoiatrics |
veterinary surgery |
zoism |
doctrine that life originates from a single vital principle |
zooarchaeology |
study of animal remains of archaeological sites |
zoochemistry |
chemistry of animals |
zoogeography |
study of geographic distribution of animals |
zoogeology |
study of fossil animal remains |
zoolatry |
excessive devotion to animals or pets |
Zoology |
The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals |
zoology |
study of animals |
zoomania |
insane fondness for animals |
zoomorphism |
conception of a god or man in animal form |
zoonomy |
animal physiology |
zoonosology |
study of animal diseases |
zoopathology |
study of animal diseases |
zoophagy |
eating animals |
zoophilia |
loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
zoophily |
loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
zoophobia |
fear of animals |
zoophysics |
physics of animal bodies |
zoophysiology |
study of physiology of animals |
zoophytology |
study of plant-like animals |
zoosemiotics |
study of animal communication |
zootaxy |
science of classifying animals |
zootechnics |
science of breeding animals |
zootheism |
attribution of divine qualities to animals |
zygology |
science of joining and fastening |
zymology |
science of fermentation |
zymurgy |
branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
