Etymology

kyriology

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Today it means: The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κύριος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύριος“literal”
  2. English todaykyriology

From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “literal”) + -ology.

Words from the same roots

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