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- English Word Philistine Definition Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
- English Word Philistine Definition Uncultured; commonplace.
- English Word Philistinism Definition The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3.
- English Word Phillipsite Definition A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite.
- English Word Phillygenin Definition A pearly crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.
- English Word Phillyrea Definition A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and breading a fruit resembling that of the olive.
- English Word Phillyrin Definition A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.
- English Word Philo- Definition A combining form from Gr. fi`los loving, fond of, attached to; as, philosophy, philotechnic.
- English Word Philogynist Definition A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to misogynist.
- English Word Philogyny Definition Fondness for women; uxoriousness; -- opposed to misogyny.
- English Word Philohellenian Definition A philhellenist.
- English Word Philologer Definition A philologist.
- English Word Philologian Definition A philologist.
- English Word Philologic Definition Of or pertaining to philology.
- English Word Philological Definition Alt. of Philologic
- English Word Philologist Definition One versed in philology.
- English Word Philologize Definition To study, or make critical comments on, language.
- English Word Philologue Definition A philologist.
- English Word Philology Definition Criticism; grammatical learning.
- English Word Philology Definition 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.