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Sophia (wisdom) Sophia, or Sofia (, —"wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and Hellenistic religion, religion, Platonism, Sophia (Gnosticism), Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later me ...

, a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion *

Sophia (Gnosticism) Sophia ( "Wisdom", "the Sophia") is a figure, along with Knowledge ( ''gnosis'', ), among many of the early Christian knowledge theologies grouped by the Heresiology, heresiologist Irenaeus as (), "knowing". Gnosticism is a 17th-century term ...

, a feminine figure in Gnosticism *

Sophia (given name) Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from Greek Sophia (wisdom), Σοφία, '' Sophía'', "Wisdom". Other forms include Sophie, Sophy, and Sofie. History The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century. ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia or Sofia Sophia or SOPHIA may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

* Sophia (Japanese band) * Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) * "Sophia", a song from '' Think Before You Speak'' by Good Shoes * "Sophia", a song from '' Mother's Spiritual'' by Laura Nyro * "Sophia", a song from '' Dust and Chimes'' by Six Organs of Admittance

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Sophia'' (TV series), a Russian historical drama * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762)

People and fictional characters

, including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia or Sofia

Places

* Sophia, Bulgaria, the capital city *

Sophia, Georgetown Sophia is a ward of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. It's a predominantly Afro-Guyanese community, and one of Georgetown's poorest neighborhoods. Sophia was where Forbes Burnham presented "Declaration of Sophia" at a People's National Congr ...

, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana * Sophia, North Carolina, United States, an unincorporated community * Sophia, West Virginia, United States, a town * Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu * 251 Sophia, an asteroid

Other uses

Sophia (robot) Sophia is a female social humanoid robot developed in 2016 by the Hong Kong–based company Hanson Robotics. Sophia was activated on 14 February 2016, and made her first public appearance in mid-March 2016 at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, ...

, a humanoid robot and Saudi Arabian citizen developed in Hong Kong (2017) *

Operation Sophia Operation Sophia, formally European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EU NAVFOR Med), was a military operation of the European Union that was established as a consequence of the April 2015 Libya migrant shipwrecks with the aim of neutralising estab ...

, a 2015 European Union Naval Force operation in the Mediterranean * ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy *

Society for the Promotion of Himalayan Indigenous Activities The Society for the Promotion of Himalayan Indigenous Activities (SOPHIA) is a non-profit organisation based in the state of Uttarakhand in India. SOPHIA's office is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, while its operational coverage extends throu ...