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Power Suffixes for Eleventh Grade Students: -ology

Derived from the Greek suffix -logia, the suffix -ology in English means "the science of or the study of."
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  1. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
    With the lay staff gone and only three elderly priests left on the faculty, education at St. Vincent de Paul Academy consisted mostly of theology, Latin, and church history. The Dead and the Gone
  2. geology
    science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    Since the earth is made up mostly of rocks, geology is mostly the study of rocks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story
  3. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
    "Originally, at the start of year 12, I chose biology and chemistry because I wanted to do medicine," said Zoe. BBC (Aug 12, 2019)
  4. physiology
    the science dealing with the functioning of organisms
    Anatomy made clear the machinery: physiology the work which it did, and the conditions under which the work was done. Clodd, Edward
  5. sociology
    the study and classification of human societies
    “This society is unforgiving, relentless, and the competition is constant,” Andrew Eungi Kim, a sociology professor at Korea University, one of the country’s most elite schools, told me. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
  6. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
    This, Winston was aware, was not meant altogether seriously, but somehow it fitted in with the general ideology of the Party. 1984
  7. zoology
    the branch of biology that studies animals
    The 23-week course includes weekly zoology lectures and behind-the-scenes visits to the animal exhibits. Los Angeles Times (Jul 4, 2019)
  8. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
    Treuer grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, part of the Ojibwe tribe, and then pursued a doctorate in anthropology, with an emphasis on past and present native life. Washington Post (Dec 31, 2018)
  9. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
    Based on its preoccupation with matters linguistic and literary— in short, on philology—we might regard the Museum as the world’s first department of classics. Circumference
  10. meteorology
    the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
    And this is the great principle on which the science of meteorology rests, not only as to winds, but as to weather changes. M'Pherson, J. G.
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