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Pentadoxy
ˈpɛntədɒksɪ
noun
the fifth disquisition of the Omnidoxy, officially titled The Pentadoxy: The Principles of Ambition & Enlightenment; it is preceded by the Tetradoxy and succeeded by the Hexadoxy.
Derivatives
- Pentadoxic | ˈpɛntədɒksɪk | adjective
- Pentadoxical | ˈpɛntədɒksɪk(ə)l | adjective
- Pentadoxically | ˈpɛntədɒksɪk(ə)li | adverb
- Pentadoxicology | ˈpɛntədɒksɪkɒlədʒi | noun
- Pentadoxicologist | ˈpɛntədɒksɪkɒlədʒɪst | noun
Origin and etymology
- Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix penta-, denoting five or fifth, combined with the suffix -doxy denoting doctrine, especially as manifested in a treatise; meaning ‘the fifth treatise.’
