Webster's Dictionary 1913

3565

Philistinism

Phi‐lis″tin‐ism (?), n. The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3. Carlyle.On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the...

3566

Phillipsite

Phil″lips‐ite (?), n. [So named after John Phillips, an English mineralogist.] (Min.) (a) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring i...

3567

Phillygenin

Phil‐lyg″e‐nin (?), n. [Phillyrin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.) A pearly crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.

3568

Phillyrea

‖Phil‐lyr″e‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and bearing a fruit resembling that of the olive.

3569

Phillyrin

Phil″ly‐rin (?), n.(Chem.) A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.

3570

Philo-

Philo–. A combining form from Gr. φίλοσloving, fond of, attached to; as, philosophy, philotechnic.

3571

Philogynist

Phi‐log″y‐nist (?), n. [See Philogyny.] A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; — opposed to misogynist.

3572

Philogyny

Phi‐log″y‐ny (?), n. Fondness for women; uxoriousness; — opposed to misogyny. Byron.

3573

Philohellenian

Phil′o‐hel‐le″ni‐an (?), n. A philhellenist.

3574

Philologer

Phi‐lol″o‐ger (?), n. [Cf. L. philologus a man of letters, Gr. �, originally, fond of talking; hence, fond of learning and literature; � loving + � speech, discourse.] A philolo...

3575

Philologian

Phil′o‐lo″gi‐an (?), n. A philologist.

3576

Philological

{ Phil′o‐log″ic‐al (?), Phil′o‐log″ic (?), } a. [Cf. F. philologique.] Of or pertaining to philology. — Phil′o‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

3577

Philologist

Phi‐lol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in philology.

3578

Philologize

Phi‐lol″o‐gize (?), v. i. To study, or make critical comments on, language. Evelyn.

3579

Philologue

Phil″o‐logue (?), n. [Cf. F. philologue.] A philologist. Carlyle.

3580

Philology

Phi‐lol″o‐gy (?), n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. �: cf. F. philologie. See Philologer.] 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. Johnson.2. The st...

3581

Philomath

Phil″o‐math (?), n. [Gr. �; φίλοσ loving, a friend + μάθη learning, fr. �, �, to learn.] A lover of learning; a scholar. Chesterfield.

3582

Philomathematic

Phil′o‐math′e‐mat″ic (?), n. A philomath.

3583

Philomathic

Phil′o‐math″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. philomathique.] 1. Of or pertaining to philomathy.2. Having love of learning or letters.

3584

Philomathy

Phi‐lom″a‐thy (?), n. The love of learning or letters.

3585

Philomel

Phil″o‐mel (?), n. Same as Philomela, the nightingale. Milton. Cowper.

3586

Philomela

Phil′o‐me″la (?), n. [L. philomela, Gr. �, according to the legend, from � Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.] 1. The nightinga...

3587

Philomene

Phil″o‐mene (?), n. The nightingale.

3588

Philomot

Phil″o‐mot (?), a. [See Filemot.] Of the color of a dead leaf. Addison.

3589

Philomusical

Phil′o‐mu″sic‐al (?), a. [Philo- + musical.] Loving music. Busby.

3590

Philopena

Phil′o‐pe″na (?), n. [Probably a corruption fr. G. vielliebchen, LG. vielliebken, or D. veelliebken, a philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Gr. � a friend, and L....

3591

Philopolemic

{ Phil′o‐po‐lem″ic (?), Phil′o‐po‐lem″ic‐al (?), } a. Fond of polemics or controversy.