onomatodoxy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɒnəˈmætəˌdɒksi/

Noun

onomatodoxy (uncountable)

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The doctrine that the name of God is God himself.

Related terms

• onomatoclast
• onomatodox

Translations

doctrine on the name of God

• Polish: imiesławie n
• Russian: имясла́вие (ru) n (imjaslávije), имябо́жие (ru) n (imjabóžije), ономатодо́ксия (ru) f (onomatodóksija)