philomusen.

Brit.

/ˈfɪlə(ʊ)mjuːz/, U.S.

/ˈfɪloʊˌmjuz/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin philomusus; Greek ϕιλόμουσος.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin philomusus a lover of the Muses, a lover of literature (a1536 in Erasmus; in classical Latin (Martial) as a personal name) or its etymon ancient Greek ϕιλόμουσος loving music and the arts < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + μοῦσα muse n.¹ Compare Italian †philomuso (1611 in Florio, glossed as ‘a louer of the Muses’).

†1. A lover of the Muses, a poetry lover. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1654 M. Stevenson Occasions Off-spring 98 (title) To a Philomuse from whom I received a Paper upon the same Subject and by the same Post.

a1743 J. Relph Misc. of Poems (1747) 103 Poor Philomuse! you're disinherited.

†2. A member of the Philomuse Society; (also) = Philomuse Society n. at Compounds. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1825 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. May 661 The Society of the Philo-muses, dissolved by the late storms, are rallying again.

1830 T. Keightley Hist. War Independence in Greece 95 A gradual regeneration of Greece,..was what was contemplated by the benevolent society of the Philomuses, and they looked forward to Hellas becoming free.

1876 T. Frost Secret Societies European Revol. II. ix. 47 The French Revolution..caused the thought of the regeneration of Greece as a nation to germinate in the minds of some of the young men, members of the Philomuse.

Compounds

Philomuse Society n. now historical a cultural and educational society founded in Athens c1813, eventually associated with efforts promoting Greek independence, and later revived by Earl Stanhope in 1824 as a short-lived utilitarian society.

ΚΠ

1824 Earl Stanhope Let. 20 Mar. in Greece (1825) lii. 119 The Philo-muse Society of Athens..has no political character; its sole object is to preserve the records and antiquities, and to advance the knowledge, and improve the condition of the Greeks.

1833 T. De Quincey Revol. Greece in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 488 The original (or Philomuse society)..adopted literature for its ostensible object.

1876 T. Frost Secret Societies European Revol. II. ix. 52 The Philomuse Society, from which the Hetairia had sprung, was removed two years afterwards to Munich, and was allowed to sink gradually out of existence.

1972 W. St. Clair That Greece might still be Free xx. 192 The Philomuse Society was a manifestation of an earlier type of philhellenism..which took pleasure in dreaming of a revival of Ancient Hellas without imagining that a revolution was a serious possibility.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	philomuse
释义	philomusen. Brit. /ˈfɪlə(ʊ)mjuːz/, U.S. /ˈfɪloʊˌmjuz/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin philomusus; Greek ϕιλόμουσος. Etymology: < post-classical Latin philomusus a lover of the Muses, a lover of literature (a1536 in Erasmus; in classical Latin (Martial) as a personal name) or its etymon ancient Greek ϕιλόμουσος loving music and the arts < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + μοῦσα muse n.¹ Compare Italian †philomuso (1611 in Florio, glossed as ‘a louer of the Muses’). †1. A lover of the Muses, a poetry lover. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1654 M. Stevenson Occasions Off-spring 98 (title) To a Philomuse from whom I received a Paper upon the same Subject and by the same Post. a1743 J. Relph Misc. of Poems (1747) 103 Poor Philomuse! you're disinherited. †2. A member of the Philomuse Society; (also) = Philomuse Society n. at Compounds. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1825 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. May 661 The Society of the Philo-muses, dissolved by the late storms, are rallying again. 1830 T. Keightley Hist. War Independence in Greece 95 A gradual regeneration of Greece,..was what was contemplated by the benevolent society of the Philomuses, and they looked forward to Hellas becoming free. 1876 T. Frost Secret Societies European Revol. II. ix. 47 The French Revolution..caused the thought of the regeneration of Greece as a nation to germinate in the minds of some of the young men, members of the Philomuse. Compounds Philomuse Society n. now historical a cultural and educational society founded in Athens c1813, eventually associated with efforts promoting Greek independence, and later revived by Earl Stanhope in 1824 as a short-lived utilitarian society. ΚΠ 1824 Earl Stanhope Let. 20 Mar. in Greece (1825) lii. 119 The Philo-muse Society of Athens..has no political character; its sole object is to preserve the records and antiquities, and to advance the knowledge, and improve the condition of the Greeks. 1833 T. De Quincey Revol. Greece in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 488 The original (or Philomuse society)..adopted literature for its ostensible object. 1876 T. Frost Secret Societies European Revol. II. ix. 52 The Philomuse Society, from which the Hetairia had sprung, was removed two years afterwards to Munich, and was allowed to sink gradually out of existence. 1972 W. St. Clair That Greece might still be Free xx. 192 The Philomuse Society was a manifestation of an earlier type of philhellenism..which took pleasure in dreaming of a revival of Ancient Hellas without imagining that a revolution was a serious possibility. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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