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Philonian, a.|faɪˈləʊnɪən|
[ad. L. Philōniānus, f. Philo, -ōn-em, ad. Gr. ϕίλων, a man's name: see -an.]
Of or pertaining to the Jewish philosopher Philo, who flourished at Alexandria about the beginning of the Christian era. So Philonic |faɪˈlɒnɪk| a., in same sense; Philonism |ˈfaɪləʊnɪz(ə)m|, the system of Philo; ˈPhilonist, a follower of Philo; ˈPhilonize v. intr., to imitate Philo.
1874Supernat. Relig. II. iii. i. 288 The *Philonian Epistle to the Hebrews. 1892E. P. Barrow Regni Evang. 51 Hebraic, Philonian or Gnostic teaching.
1854Emerson Lett. & Soc. Aims, Quot. & Orig. Wks. (Bohn) III. 214 Reverence..claimed for it [the Bible] by the prestige of *philonic inspiration. 1900R. T. Drummond Apost. Teaching vi. 224 The Philonic resolution of Old Testament personages, events and rites into philosophic abstractions.
1883Athenæum 23 June 793/3 The Egyptian city where Platonism and *Philonism had imbued Christianity with a peculiar character.
1833J. H. Newman Arians i. iv. (1876) 101 The discriminative view of heathen philosophy which the *Philonists had opened.
1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God xvii. xx. Vives' note, It was a proverbe, Philo either Platonized or Plato *Philonized. 1812J. Adams Wks. (1856) X. 18 The opinions..appear to me to resemble the platonizing Philon, or the philonizing Plato, more than the genuine system of Judaism. 1882–3Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 1832 Either Philo platonizes, or Plato philonizes, says Suidas. |