Webster's Dictionary 1828

1594

PHILANTHROPICAL

PHILANTHROP'ICAL, a. [See Philanthropy.] Possessing general benevolence; entertaining good will towards all men; loving mankind.1. Directed to the general good.

1595

PHILANTHROPIST

PHILAN'THROPIST, noun A person of general benevolence; one who loves or wishes well to his fellow men, and who exerts himself in doing them good.

1596

PHILANTHROPY

PHILAN'THROPY, noun [Gr. to love, a friend, and man.] The love of mankind; benevolence towards the whole human family; universal good will. It differs from friendship, as the la...

1597

PHILIPPIC

PHILIP'PIC, noun An oration of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, against Philip, king of Macedon, in which the orator inveighs against the indolence of the Athenians. Hence the w...

1598

PHILIPPIZE

PHIL'IPPIZE, verb intransitive To write or utter invective; to declaim against. [Unusual.]1. To side with Philip; to support or advocate Philip.

1599

PHILLYREA

PHILLYRE'A, noun A genus of plants, Mock privet.

1600

PHILOLOGER

PHILOL'OGERPHILOLOG'ICPHILOLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Philology.] Pertaining to philology, or to the study and knowledge of language.

1601

PHILOLOGIST

PHILOL'OGIST, noun One versed in the history and construction of language. philologist is generally used.

1602

PHILOLOGIZE

PHILOL'OGIZE, verb intransitive To offer criticisms. [Little used.]

1603

PHILOLOGY

PHILOL'OGY, noun [Gr. to love, a word.]1. Primarily, a love of words, or a desire to know the origin and construction of language. In a more general sense,2. That branch of lite...

1604

PHILOMATH

PHI'LOMATH, noun [Gr. a lover, and to learn.] A lover of learning.

1605

PHILOMATHIC

PHILOMATH'IC, adjective Pertaining to the love of learning.1. Having a love of letters.

1606

PHILOMATHY

PHIL'OMATHY, noun The love of learning.

1607

PHILOMEL

PHI'LOMELPHILOME'LA, noun [from Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was changed into a nightingale.]The nightingale.

1608

PHILOMELA

PHILOME'LA, n. [from Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was changed into a nightingale.]The nightingale.

1609

PHILOMOT

PHIL'OMOT, adjective Of the color of a dead leaf.

1610

PHILOMUSICAL

PHILOMU'SICAL, adjective Loving music.

1611

PHILOPOLEMIC

PHILOPOLEM'IC, adjective [Gr. a lover, and warlike.]Ruling over opposite or contending natures; an epithet of Minerva.

1612

PHILOSOPHATION

PHILOSOPHA'TION, noun Philosophical discussion. [Not used.]

1613

PHILOSOPHEME

PHILOS'OPHEME, noun [Gr.] Principle of reasoning; a theorem.[Little used.]

1614

PHILOSOPHER

PHILOS'OPHER, noun [See Philosophy.] A person versed in philosophy, or in the principles of nature and morality; one who devotes of nature and morality; one who devotes himself ...

1615

PHILOSOPHIC

PHILOSOPH'ICPHILOSOPH'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to philosophy; as a philosophical experiment or problem.1. Proceeding from philosophy; as philosophic price.2. Suitable to philo...

1616

PHILOSOPHICAL

PHILOSOPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to philosophy; as a philosophical experiment or problem.1. Proceeding from philosophy; as philosophic price.2. Suitable to philosophy; according to...

1617

PHILOSOPHICALLY

PHILOSOPH'ICALLY, adverb In a philosophical manner; according to the rules or principles of philosophy; as, to argue philosophically1. Calmly; wisely; rationally.

1618

PHILOSOPHISM

PHILOS'OPHISM, noun [Gr. a lover, and sophism.]1. The love of fallacious arguments or false reasoning.2. The practice of sophistry.

1619

PHILOSOPHIST

PHILOS'OPHIST, noun A lover of sophistry; one who practices sophistry.

1620

PHILOSOPHISTIC

PHILOSOPHIS'TICPHILOSOPHIS'TICAL, adjective Pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry.