10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIOMACHY»
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1
Principles of English Pronunciation
The only words of this termination we have in Johnson's Dictionary, are,
logomachy, monomachy, sciomachy, and r/icfr- marhy. The two first of which he
accents on the first syllable, and the two last on the second. Mr. Sheridan has but
two of ...
2
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
Dr. Ash has them all, and accents Logomachy, Monomachy, and Tlteomachy, on
the first sjllible; and Sciomachy on the second. Bailey accents Monomachy and
Sciomachy on the first syllable, and Logomachy and Theomachy on the third.
3
A Vocabulary of Such Words in the English Language as are of ...
Mono. machy, Sciomachy, and Theo.- machy, the last of which he accents on the
second syllable, and the three first on the first. Mr. Sheridan has only Logo,
machy and Sciomachy ; the former he pronounces with the accent on the first
syllable, ...
4
The Vocabulary of Philosophy, Mental, Moral, and ...
SCIOMACHY (oxia, a shadow ; and ftaxn, a fight) . — "But pray, countryman, to
avoid this sciomachy, or imaginary combat with words, let me know, sir, what you
mean by the name of tyrant." — Cowley, On the Government of Oliver Cromicell.
Dr. Ash has them all, and accents logomachy, monomachy, and theomachy, on
the first syllable ( and sciomachy on the second. Bailey accents monomachy and
sciomachy on the first syllable, and logomachy and ihcomachy on the third.
6
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary: And Expositor of the ...
Bailey accents monomachy and sciomachy on the first syllable, and logomachy
and theomachy on the third. W. Johnston ha.% on\y logomachy, which he accent!
on the second syllable. Mr. Perry has only theo- machy, which he accents on the
...
7
A Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary
... Scallop Scath Sceptic Sciomachy Scion Scirrhosity Scirrhous Scirrhus Scissors
Sconce Scotfree Screen Scymitar, see Scythe Seamstress Sainlfoin Salique
Searce Sachel Sabine Escalade Pealado Scollop Scathe Skeptic Sciomachy
Cion ...
Joseph Emerson Worcester, 1830
8
A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
To avoid this sciomachy, or imaginary combat of words, lrt me know, Sir, what you
mean by the name of tyrant ? —Covleg. Sciojianct, si'o-man-se, s. (stria, a
shadow, and man/tit, divination, Gr.) In Antiquity, a method of divination practised
by ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1859
9
Christianity in India: An Historical Narrative
267 fallen back upon such sciomachy as this. They supposed a case, which the
warmest advocate of church extension and missionary liberty in India would
never have contemplated in their most enthusiastic moments ; and which the
leaders ...
Sir John William Kaye, 1859
10
A critical pronouncing dictionary [ed. by J. Murdoch].
... aristocracy, democracy, &c. ; in gony, as theogony, cosmogony, hexagony, &c. ;
in phony, as symphony, cacophony, colophony, Ac. ; in machy, as theomachy,
logomachy, sciomachy, &c. ; in tinuiy, as economy, astronomy, Deuteronomy, &c.
John Walker, John Murdoch, 1827
