English Words: P

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philo-Muslimadj

Supporting or favouring Muslims.

philo-Semitenoun

A philo-Semitic person.

philo-Semitismnoun

Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.

philobatnoun

Someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own.

philobaticadj

Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).

philobiblianadj

Fond of books; devoted to literature.

philocalynoun

The love of beauty.

philocratnoun

A person who believes in the power of love, in governance by love.

Philoctetename

A surname from French.

Philoctetesname

A male given name of historical usage.

philodemicadj

Having a love for the people.

Philodemiciannoun

A member of the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University

Philodemusname

Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet

philodendronnoun

Any of several climbing plants, of the genus Philodendron, native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants.

philodoxnoun

A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.

philogastricadj

Fond of eating.

philogenitivenessnoun

The quality of being philogenitive.

philographicadj

Having or relating to a love of writing.

philographynoun

An academic discipline of all forms and styles of writing

philogynistnoun

someone who is fond of women collectively.

philogynisticadj

Loving women.

philogynynoun

Love or fondness for women.

Philolexiannoun

A member of the Philolexian Society of Columbia University, one of the oldest college literary societies in the United States.

philolithitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral with the chemical formula Pb₁₂O₆Mn₇(SO₄)(CO₃)₄Cl₄(OH)₁₂.

philologasternoun

An inferior philologist.

philologernoun

A philologist.

philologiannoun

A philologist.

philologicadj

philological

philologicaladj

Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.

philologicallyadv

In a philological manner.

philologiseverb

Alternative spelling of philologize.

philologistnoun

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

philologisticadj

Of or pertaining to philology.

philologizeverb

To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins.

philologuenoun

A philologist.

philologynoun

The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.

philomathnoun

A lover of learning; a scholar.

philomathematicaladj

Fond of mathematics.

philomathicadj

Relating to philomathy.

philomathynoun

The love of learning or literature.

philomelnoun

The nightingale.

Philomelaname

A female given name.

Philomenaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

philomotadj

Obsolete spelling of filemot.

philomusenoun

A lover of the Muses or poetry.

philomusicaladj

Loving music.

philoneistnoun

One who loves or likes what is new or innovative.

philoneisticnoun

Favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.

Philonianadj

Of or relating to Philo of Alexandria (c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher.

Philonismnoun

The philosophy of Philo of Alexandria.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 304. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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