condition of being

examples-

 legality:  condition of being legal                                  

 reality:  condition of being real

  modesty:  condition of being modest       

 absurdity:  condition of being absurd

study of / science of

examples-

biology- study of life 

life

examples-                                                                                     biology = the study of life     

Note:  bio   =   bi  +  vowel   (biology)                       

mind or soul

examples-

psychology = the study of the mind or soul

earth or Earth

examples-

geology = the study of the earth

Note: geo   =   ge  +  vowel  (geology)                                     ~Think – land and soil along with the planet Earth! 

relationships of living things

examples-

sociology = the study of the relationships of living things

early man

examples-

anthropology – the study of early man 

animal

exapmles-

zoology  - the study of animals

one

examples-

 monosyllable:  having one syllable                                         monorail:  having one rail
monotone:  having one tone                                                monoacid:  having  one acid

~spellingmono = mon + vowel 

belief in

examples-

Americanism:  belief in being American                   Catholicism:  belief in being Catholic                            terrorism:  belief in terror as a method of change   alcoholism:  addiction to alcohol

 ~Think – theories, practices or processes                   

before

examples-

predate:  before a specific date                                                                           prehistoric:  before recorded history 
preschool:  before regular school                   

  ~spelling  (a.)  An "e" following "pre" has two dots (dieresis) or hyphen:

 Incorrect =  preelection         Correct =   pre-election

(b.)  A hyphen appears before a capital letter:

pre-Thanksgiving

~Note: in time and place