Friday, 21 August 2015

(suffix)(fight)machy

alectryomachy   cock-fighting
batrachomyomachy        battle between frogs and mice; a burlesque poem
attributed to Homer
cynartomachy    bear-baiting using dogs
duomachy        duel or fight between two people
gigantomachy    war of giants against the gods
hieromachy      fight or quarrel between priests
hoplomachy      fighting while heavily armoured
iconomachy      opposition to the worship of images or icons
logomachy       contention about words or in words
monomachy       single combat; a duel
naumachy        mock sea-battle
pneumatomachy   denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost
poetomachia     contest or quarrel among poets
psychomachy     conflict between the body and the soul
pygmachy        boxing; fighting with clubs
pyromachy       use of fire in combat
skiamachy       sham fight; shadow boxing
symmachy        fighting jointly against a common enemy
tauromachy      bullfighting
theomachy       war amongst or against the gods
titanomachy     war of the Titans against the gods
alectryomachy   cock-fighting
cynartomachy    bear-baiting using dogs
duomachy        a duel or fight between two people
gigantomachy    a war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the
giants against heaven
hieromachy      a war between members of the clergy
hoplomachy      fighting while heavily armoured
iconimachy      hostility to the worship of images or icons
logomachy       a battle of words; a dispute about words
monomachy       single combat; a duel
naumachy        a mock sea battle put on by the Ancient Romans; a naval spectacle
pneumatomachy   denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost
poetomachy      a contest or quarrel among poets
psychomachy     conflict between the body and the soul
pygmachy        boxing; fighting with clubs
pyromachy       use of fire in combat
sciamachy       fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat
symmachy        fighting jointly against a common enemy
tauromachy      the art or act of bullfighting
theomachy       war amongst or against the gods, as in the Homeric poems
titanomachy     the war of the Titans against the Olympians

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