Webster's Dictionary 1913

3592

Philoprogenitive

Phil′o‐pro‐gen″i‐tive (?), a. Having the love of offspring; fond of children.

3593

Philoprogenitiveness

Phil′o‐pro‐gen″i‐tive‐ness, n. [Philo- + L. progenies offspring.] (Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children.

3594

Philosophaster

Phi‐los″o‐phas′ter (?), n. [L., a bad philosopher, fr. philosophus: cf. OF. philosophastre.] A pretender to philosophy. Dr. H. More.

3595

Philosophate

Phi‐los″o‐phate (?), v. i. [L. philosophatus, p. p. of philosophari to philosophize.] To play the philosopher; to moralize. Barrow.

3596

Philosophation

Phi‐los′o‐pha″tion (?), n. Philosophical speculation and discussion. Sir W. Petty.

3597

Philosophe

Phil″o‐sophe (?), n. A philosophaster; a philosopher. Carlyle.

3598

Philosopheme

Phi‐los″o‐pheme (?), n. A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning.This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian myths, is a philosoph...

3599

Philosopher

Phi‐los″o‐pher (?), n. [OE. philosophre, F. philosophe, L. philosophus, Gr. �; � loving + � wise. Cf. Philosophy.] 1. One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to, philos...

3600

Philosophic

{ Phil′o‐soph″ic (?), Phil′o‐soph″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. philosophicus: cf. F. philosophique.] Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosop...

3601

Philosophism

Phi‐los″o‐phism (fĭ‐lŏs″ō̍‐fĭz'm), n. [Cf. F. philosophisme.] Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. Carlyle.

3602

Philosophist

Phi‐los″o‐phist (–fĭst), n. [Cf. F. philosophiste.] A pretender in philosophy.

3603

Philosophistic

{ Phi‐los′o‐phis″tic (?), Phi‐los′o‐phis″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry.

3604

Philosophize

Phi‐los″o‐phize (–fīz), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Philosophized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Philosophizing (?).] To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; t...

3605

Philosophizer

Phi‐los″o‐phi′zer (?), n. One who philosophizes.

3606

Philosophy

Phi‐los″o‐phy (fĭ‐lŏs″ō̍‐fy̆), n.; pl.Philosophies (fĭ‐lŏs″ō̍‐fĭz). [OE. philosophie, F. philosophie, L. philosophia, from Gr. φιλοσοφία. See Philosopher.] 1. Literally, the lov...

3607

Philostorgy

Phil′o‐stor″gy (?), n. Natural affection, as of parents for their children.

3608

Philotechnic

{ Phil′o‐tech″nic (?), Phil′o‐tech″nic‐al (?), } a. [Philo- + Gr. � an art: cf. F. philotechnique.] Fond of the arts.

3609

Philter

Phil″ter (?), n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. �, fr. � to love, � dear, loving.] A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also philtre.] Addison.

3610

Philter (2)

Phil″ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Philtered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Philtering.] 1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught.2. To charm to love; to excite to lo...

3611

Phimosis

‖Phi‐mo″sis (?), n.(Med.) A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.

3612

Phitoness

Phi″ton‐ess (?), n. Pythoness; witch.

3613

Phiz

Phiz (?), n.; pl.Phizes (#). [Contr. fr. physiognomy.] The face or visage. Cowper.

3614

Phlebitis

‖Phle‐bi″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, �, a vein + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a vein.

3615

Phlebogram

Phleb″o‐gram (?), n. [Gr. �, � + -gram.] (Physiol.) A tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse.

3616

Phlebolite

{ Phleb″o‐lite (?), Phleb″o‐lith (?), } n. [Gr. �, �, a vein + -lite, -lith.] (Med.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.

3617

Phlebology

Phle‐bol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. �, �, a vein + -logy.] A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins.

3618

Phlebotomist

Phle‐bot″o‐mist (?), n. [Cf. F. phlébotomiste.] (Med.) One who practiced phlebotomy.