sophomania
English
noun
Definitions
- A delusion of having superior intelligence.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σοφός (wise, skilled, clever, skilled with handcrafts, skillful, skilled in handcrafts).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σοφός
Gloss
wise, skilled, clever, skilled with handcrafts, skillful, skilled in handcrafts
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sophic English
- theosoph English
- theosophe English
- sophos Latin
- sophus Latin
- theosophus Latin
- théosophe French
- Σοφοκλῆς Ancient Greek
- Χειρίσοφος Ancient Greek
- θεόσοφος Ancient Greek
- πάνσοφος Ancient Greek
- σοφία Ancient Greek
- σοφίζω Ancient Greek
- σοφός Ancient Greek
- φιλοσοφία Ancient Greek
- Sophora Arabic
- σοφός Greek (modern)
- ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ Coptic