Philhellenist Phil·hel"len·ist noun [
Philo- + Greek ... a Greek: confer French
philhellène .]
A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene.
Philibeg Phil"i·beg noun See Filibeg . [ Scot.]
Philip Phil"ip noun [ So called from their notes.]
(Zoology) (a) The European hedge sparrow. (b) The house sparrow. Called also phip . [ Prov. Eng.]
Philippian Phi·lip"pi·an adjective Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. --
noun A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.
Philippic Phi·lip"pic noun [ Latin
Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Greek ..., from ... Philip, ... fond of horses: confer French
philippique .]
1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. 2. Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.
Philippium Phi·lip"pi·um noun [ New Latin So named from
Philippe Plantamour, of Geneva, Switzerland.]
(Chemistry) A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.
Philippize Phil"ip·pize intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Philippized ;
present participle & verbal noun Philippizing .] [ Greek ... to be on Philip's side.]
1. To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon. 2. [ See
Philippic .]
To write or speak in the style of a philippic.
Philister Phi·lis"ter noun [ G.]
A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in German universities.
Philistine Phi·lis"tine noun [ Latin
Philistinus , Hebrew
Phlishthī , plural
Phlishthīm .]
1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. 2. A bailiff. [ Cant, Eng.] [ Obsolete]
Swift. 3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [ Recent]
M. Arnold.
Philistine Phi·lis"tine adjective 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. 2. Uncultured; commonplace.
Philistinism Phi·lis"tin·ism noun The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine , 3. [ Recent]
Carlyle. On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism .
M. Arnold.
Phillipsite Phil"lips·ite noun [ So named after John
Phillips , an English mineralogist.]
(Min.) (a) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite .
Phillygenin Phil·lyg"e·nin noun [
Philly rin +
-gen +
-in .]
(Chemistry) A pearly crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.
Phillyrea Phil·lyr"e·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ....]
(Botany) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and breading a fruit resembling that of the olive.
Phillyrin Phil"ly·rin noun (Chemistry) A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.
Philo- Philo- A combining form from Greek fi`los loving , fond of , attached to ; as, philo sophy, philo technic.
Philogynist Phi·log"y·nist noun [ See
Philogyny .]
A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to misogynist .
Philogyny Phi·log"y·ny noun [ Greek ...; ... loving + ... woman.]
Fondness for women; uxoriousness; -- opposed to misogyny . [ R.]
Byron.
Philohellenian Phil`o·hel·le"ni·an noun A philhellenist.
Philologer Phi·lol"o·ger noun [ Confer Latin
philologus a man of letters, Greek ..., originally, fond of talking; hence, fond of learning and literature; ... loving + ... speech, discourse.]
A philologist. Burton.
Philologian Phil`o·lo"gi·an noun A philologist. [ R.]
Philological, Philologic Phil`o·log"ic·al, Phil`o·log"ic adjective [ Confer French
philologique .]
Of or pertaining to philology. --
Phil`o*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Philologist Phi·lol"o·gist noun One versed in philology.
Philologize Phi·lol"o·gize intransitive verb To study, or make critical comments on, language. Evelyn.
Philologue Phil"o·logue noun [ Confer French
philologue .]
A philologist. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Philology Phi·lol"o·gy noun [ Latin
philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Greek ...: confer French
philologie . See
Philologer .]
1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [ R.]
Johnson. 2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science. »
Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words; grammar, the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities.
3. A treatise on the science of language.
Philomath Phil"o·math noun [ Greek ...;
fi`los loving, a friend +
ma`qh learning, from ..., ..., to learn.]
A lover of learning; a scholar. Chesterfield.
Philomathematic Phil`o·math`e·mat"ic noun A philomath.
Philomathic Phil`o·math"ic adjective [ Confer French
philomathique .]
1. Of or pertaining to philomathy. 2. Having love of learning or letters.
Philomathy Phi·lom"a·thy noun [ Greek ..., ....]
The love of learning or letters.
Philomel Phil"o·mel noun Same as Philomela , the nightingale. [ Poetic]
Milton. Cowper.
Philomela Phil`o·me"la noun [ Latin
philomela , Greek ..., according to the legend, from ... Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.]
1. The nightingale; philomel. Shak. 2. (Zoology) A genus of birds including the nightingales.
Philomene Phil"o·mene noun The nightingale. [ Obsolete]
Philomot Phil"o·mot adjective [ See
Filemot .]
Of the color of a dead leaf. [ Obsolete]
Addison.
Philomusical Phil`o·mu"sic·al adjective [
Philo- +
musical .]
Loving music. [ R.]Busby.
Philopena Phil`o·pe"na noun [ Probably a corruption from German
vielliebchen , LG.
vielliebken , or Dutch
veelliebken , a philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Greek ... a friend, and Latin
poena penalty, from an idea that the gift was a penalty of friendship or love.]
A present or gift which is made as a forfeit in a social game that is played in various ways; also, the game itself. [ Written also
fillipeen and
phillippine .] » One of the ways may be stated as follows: A person finding a nut with two kernels eats one, and gives the other to a person of the opposite sex, and then whichever says
philopena first at the next meeting wins the present. The name is also applied to the kernels eaten.
Philopolemic, Philopolemical Phil`o·po·lem"ic, Phil`o·po·lem"ic·al adjective [ Greek ... fond of war, warlike; ... loving + ... war.]
Fond of polemics or controversy. [ R.]
Philoprogenitive Phil`o·pro·gen"i·tive adjective Having the love of offspring; fond of children.
Philoprogenitiveness Phil`o·pro·gen"i·tive·ness noun [
Philo- + Latin
progenies offspring.]
(Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children.
Philosophaster Phi·los"o·phas`ter noun [ Latin , a bad philosopher, from
philosophus : confer Old French
philosophastre .]
A pretender to philosophy. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More.
Philosophate Phi·los"o·phate intransitive verb [ Latin
philosophatus , past participle of
philosophari to philosophize.]
To play the philosopher; to moralize. [ Obsolete]
Barrow.
Philosophation Phi·los`o·pha"tion noun Philosophical speculation and discussion. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Petty.
Philosophe Phil"o·sophe noun [ French, a philosopher.]
A philosophaster; a philosopher. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Philosopheme Phi·los"o·pheme noun [ Greek ..., from ... to love knowledge.]
A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning. [ R.]
This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian myths, is a philosopheme .
Coleridge.
Philosopher Phi·los"o·pher noun [ Middle English
philosophre , French
philosophe , Latin
philosophus , Greek ...; ... loving + ... wise. Confer
Philosophy .]
1. One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to, philosophy. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him.
Acts xvii. 18. 2. One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the rules of practical wisdom; one who meets or regards all vicissitudes with calmness. 3. An alchemist. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Philosopher's stone ,
an imaginary stone which the alchemists formerly sought as instrument of converting the baser metals into gold.
Philosophic, Philosophical Phil`o·soph"ic, Phil`o·soph"ic·al adjective [ Latin
philosophicus : confer French
philosophique .]
Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool. --
Phil`o*soph"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Philosophism Phi·los"o·phism noun [ Confer French
philosophisme .]
Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. Carlyle.
Philosophist Phi·los"o·phist noun [ Confer French
philosophiste .]
A pretender in philosophy.
Philosophistic, Philosophistical Phi·los`o·phis"tic, Phi·los`o·phis"tic·al adjective Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [ R.]
Philosophize Phi·los"o·phize intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Philosophized ;
present participle & verbal noun Philosophizing .]
To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence. Man philosophizes as he lives. He may philosophize well or ill, but philosophize he must.
Sir W. Hamilton.
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