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sciamachy

[ sahy-am-uh-kee ]

noun

, plural sci·am·a·chies.
  1. an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.

sciamachy

/ saɪˈæməkɪ; skaɪˈæməkɪ /

noun

  1. rare.
    a fight with an imaginary enemy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciamachy1

1615–25; < Greek skiamachía, equivalent to skiá shadow + -machia -machy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciamachy1

C17: from Greek skiamakhia a mock fight, from skia a shadow + makhesthai to fight

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