词根词缀：a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀：-ism, -ismus

【来源及含义】Greek, ismos; Latin, ismus: a suffix: belief in, practice of, condition of, process, characteristic behavior or manner, abnormal state, distinctive feature or trait

【同源单词】abaptism, abolitionism, abortionism, abrakophilism, absenteeism, absolutism

词根词缀：theo-, the-, -theism, -theist, -theistic

【来源及含义】Greek: God, god, deity, divinity, divine

【相关词根词缀】Related religious-word units: church; dei-, div-; ecclesi-; fanati-; hiero-;
idol-;-olatry; zelo-.

【同源单词】allotheism, anthropomorphotheist, anthropotheism, antitheism, antitheist, antitheistic