autotheism
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
-ism
auto-
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
autotheism
the elevation of oneself into his own god
自我神化
Dissection of autotheism
autotheism = auto- (self, by oneself, automatic) + the (=theo, god) + -ism (suffix for abstract noun, state, condition, action, process)
autotheism = the process of raising oneself to a god status
Now Repeat my Dissection
autotheism = the process of raising oneself to a god status
Important roots for this word:
theo
-ism
auto-
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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