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单词 philo-
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philo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Forms: Before a vowel or h usually phil-
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ϕιλο-, ϕιλ-.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕιλο-, (before a vowel) ϕιλ-, combining form (in e.g. ϕιλοσοϕία philosophy n.) corresponding to ϕιλεῖν to love, ϕίλος dear, friend, of unknown origin (compare μισο- miso- comb. form). Compare French philo-, Italian filo-, German philo-.The number of compounds so formed in Greek was very great; usually they were adjectives, having derived nouns and other words, and capable themselves also of being used as nouns; e.g. ϕιλόσοϕος loving wisdom, a lover of wisdom (see philosophe n.), whence ϕιλοσοϕία philosophy n., ϕιλοσοϕικός philosophic adj., ϕιλοσοϕεῖν to philosophize, etc.; ϕίλορνις fond of birds (see philornithic adj.), ϕιλορνιθία fondness for birds, etc. Among these were some formed on national names, as ϕιλέλλην loving the Hellenes or Greeks (see philhellene adj. and n.), ϕιλολάκων loving the Lacedaemonians (compare philo-Laconian adj. at sense 2a). The combining form first appears in English in borrowings from Latin, in some cases via or reinforced by French, in one case in the Old English period (philosophe n., with related words being borrowed in the Middle English period, as philosophy n., philosophical adj., etc.), and then from the early 16th cent. (e.g. philology n., philautia n.). Borrowings directly from Greek first appear later in the 16th cent. (e.g. philargyry n.) and are common in the 17th cent. Formations within English first appear in the early 17th cent. (e.g. philomythology n. at sense 3, philomathematic adj.), and from the start, the second element is usually an English word, although in many cases ultimately of Greek origin. Formations containing national names (compare sense 2) occur from the mid 18th cent. (e.g. phil-Arabian n. at sense 2a); with these compare similar formations in -phily comb. form, -phile comb. form, etc. In French, occasional borrowings from Greek and Latin are attested from the 12th cent. onwards in Old English and Middle French (e.g. philosophe philosophe n., philotimie philotimy n.). Formations within French occur from the 18th cent. (e.g. philharmonique philharmonic adj.). Italian displays a similar pattern. In German, borrowings from Greek or Latin first appear in the early modern period (Philosophie philosophy n., Philologie philology n.) and then from the 19th cent. Formations within German are not common. With philo-theorist n. at sense 1a(a) compare ancient Greek ϕιλοθέωρος fond of seeing, fond of spectacles, in Hellenistic Greek also fond of contemplation; with philathletic adj. at sense 1a(b) compare Hellenistic Greek ϕιλαθλητής fond of games. With phil-Athenian adj. at sense 2a compare ancient Greek ϕιλαθήναιος . With philo-Laconian adj. at sense 2a compare Hellenistic Greek ϕιλολάκων.
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a.
(a) Forming nouns denoting a liking for the thing specified by the second element (often in ad hoc formations).
† philaristocracy n. Obsolete
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1820 Examiner No. 612. 1/1 Ready to put a grave panegyrical face on his elderly Odes and philaristocracy.
phil-athlete n.
Brit. /fɪlˈaθliːt/
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U.S. /fᵻlˈæθ(ə)ˌlit/
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1922 S. Leslie Oppidan xi. 133 The Philathlete and the Philistine.
1982 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 15 690 The philathletes of the public school system had this quality in abundance.
philo-botanist n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈbɒtənɪst/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈbɒtn̩ɪst/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈbɑtn̩əst/
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the world > plants > botany > [noun] > botanist
herbary1548
herbarian1577
herbarist1577
herborist1578
herbalist1594
herbist1611
herbister1623
botanist1647
botanic1655
botanologer1658
phytologist1706
philo-botanist1824
1824 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 543 I am glad to hear your master has turned Philo-Botanist at last.
philo-dramatist n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈdramətɪst/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈdrɑːmətɪst/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈdrɑmədəst/
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/ˌfɪloʊˈdræmədəst/
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > theatre-lover > lover of drama
philo-dramatist1816
1816 S. T. Coleridge Let. in Courier 29 Aug. 3/2 The main object, for the attainment of which, the enlightened and patriotic assemblage of Philo-dramatists had been induced to risk their subscriptions.
1993 Representations 43 95 The philodramatists' stagecraft remained for the most part traditional.
† philo-mystic n. Obsolete
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1752 H. Walpole Corr. with G. Montagu 30 July (1941) I. 138 A true born Englishman and philomystic.
philo-pig n.
Brit. /ˈfɪlə(ʊ)pɪɡ/
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U.S. /ˈfɪləˌpɪɡ/
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1828 R. Southey Poet. Epist. to A. Cunningham 336 Who in all forms Of pork, baked, roasted, toasted, boil'd or broil'd,..Profess myself a genuine Philopig.
2004 www9.dealtime.com 25 June (O.E.D. Archive) Philo pig..pig o'mania—these adorable porkers have the sweetest smiles.
† philo-poet n. Obsolete
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1720 J. Swift Let. to Young Poet (1721) 31 A Multitude of Poetasters, Poetitoes, Parcel-Poets, Poet-Apes, and Philo-Poets.
† philo-publican n. Obsolete
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1896 A. B. Bruce in Expositor Sept. 225 They called Him a drunkard, a glutton and a philo-publican.
† philo-tadpole n. Obsolete
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1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. ii. ii. 80 The thing was done, the tails were cropped, And home each philotadpole hopped.
1862 M. D. Conway Golden Hour 54 Those philotadpoles who, impatient at the slow growth by which Nature leads polliwog to frog, insisted on cutting off the tails of the former.
philo-theorist n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈθɪərɪst/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈθiərəst/
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/ˌfɪloʊˈθɪrəst/
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1818 S. T. Coleridge tr. Plato in Friend (new ed.) III. 176 I distinguish, first, those whom you indeed may call Philotheorists, or Philotechnists, or Practicians.
1993 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 113 458/2 Lack of wit..is probably the sorriest failing of the New Philo-Theorists.
(b) Forming adjectives designating a liking for the thing specified by the second element (often in ad hoc formations).
philathletic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪləθˈlɛtɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪlæθ(ə)ˈlɛdɪk/
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [adjective] > fond of
philathletic1863
1863 G. O. Trevelyan Lett. from Competition Wallah i, in Macmillan's Mag. May 85/2 The Philathletic club at Harrow.
1922 S. Leslie Oppidan iii. 42 In an anti-musical philathletic school he was always anxious to impress the new boys.
1997 Eng. Hist. Rev. 112 1089 Those public-school teachers who mounted a counter-attack against the philathletic cult.
philo-botanic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)bəˈtanɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊbəˈtænɪk/
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the world > plants > botany > [adjective] > fond of or interested in botany
philo-botanic1856
1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden Pref. p. vi To volunteer as gate-opener to other fields of Philobotanic Literature.
philo-cathartic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)kəˈθɑːtɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊkəˈθɑrdɪk/
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1822 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 2/1 If..the apothecary, the druggist, and the physician, all called upon him to abandon his philocathartic propensities.
philo-catholic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/
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1811 S. T. Coleridge in Courier 16 Sept. 2/1 The variety of Philo Catholic prize fighters, which the Morning Chronicle has brought forward.
1893 A. C. Swinburne Stud. Prose & Poetry (1894) 108 The philocatholic whiggery of Macaulay and Tom Moore.
1995 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 67 693 The role of high churchmen and philo-Catholic courtiers in elaborating the ideological defense of absolutism.
philo-chemical adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈkɛmᵻkl/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈkɛmək(ə)l/
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1651 J. French tr. J. R. Glauber Descr. New Philos. Furnaces 71 The Philo-Chymical Reader is desired for the present to be contented with the green oyle, to prepare it carefully, and to use it with discretion.
1887 Chem. News 21 Oct. 172 If the Chemical Society were to have sections for considering chemistry in connection with branches of science which are not purely chemical, but which involve philo-chemical research, an important object might be gained.
philo-dramatic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)drəˈmatɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊdrəˈmædɪk/
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [adjective] > theatre-loving > loving drama
philo-dramatic1833
1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 42 James Smith may indeed be well called a philo-dramatic poet.
1993 Representations 43 95 The juries of the annual philodramatic contests always included major critics.
philo-garlic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈɡɑːlɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈɡɑrlɪk/
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1847 T. De Quincey Nautico-mil. Nun of Spain in Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 329/2 With these philo-garlic men Kate took her departure.
philo-mathematical adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)maθ(ᵻ)ˈmatᵻkl/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˌmæθ(ə)ˈmædək(ə)l/
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the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > loving
philomathematic1700
philo-mathematical1734
1734 G. Berkeley Analyst Query 55 Those philomathematical physicians, anatomists, and dealers in the animal economy.
1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus v. 82 When Ignatz Doofus publishes..a few lines of telegraphic and muddled description in the Proceedings of the Philomathematical Society of Pfennighalbpfennig (circulation 533), it passes into well-deserved oblivion.
philo-musical adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈmjuːzᵻkl/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈmjuzək(ə)l/
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1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Philomusical,..applied to any country, city, town, or society, which loves, cultivates, and encourages the musical art.
2001 Re: The death of a warrior in soc.history.ancient, soc.culture.greek (Usenet newsgroup) 4 Dec. In 1812, a group of distinguished Athenians..founded the Philomusical Society (Society of the Friends of Music), whose members included Lord Guildford.
philo-pagan adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈpeɪɡ(ə)n/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈpeɪɡ(ə)n/
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1889 A. B. Bruce Kingdom of God iii. 102 If Christ's praise was exaggerated, it but the more conspicuously evinces his philo-Pagan spirit.
1899 A. B. Bruce Moral Order of World vi. 189 The unworthy philopagan son wears his crown for the exceptionally long period of fifty-five years.
philo-radical adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈradᵻkl/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈrædək(ə)l/
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1831 Times 3 Jan. 3 They pointed out all the abuses of their offices. [signed] Philo-radical.]
1904 Q. Rev. Jan. 314 He reviewed once again the philo-Radical policy of Mr Disraeli.
†b. In ad hoc formations (mainly nouns) formed in humorous imitation of the phrenological term philoprogenitiveness n., as philo-foxhuntingness, etc. Obsolete.
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1828 Sporting Mag. 22 271 An impression on the organ of philo-foxhuntingness..not very easily to be effaced.
1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 743 Never having heard of a philo-financitive bump, we fear it can be nothing better than acquisitiveness.
1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 733 Sawing through your organ of philolegislativeness.
1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 101 The organ of philo-destructiveness would have been found strongly developed.
2.
a. Forming adjectives and related nouns based on the names of national or ethnic groups.
† phil-Arabian n. Obsolete
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1750 Student 1 No. 2. 42 The Phil-Arabians think that, as theirs [Arabic] is still a living language, it may be made very instrumental in illustrating the present Hebrew text.
phil-Arabic adj.
Brit. /fɪlˈarəbɪk/
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U.S. /fᵻlˈɛrəbɪk/
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1906 in N.E.D. at Philo- Phil-Arabic.
phil-Athenian adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪləˈθiːnɪən/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪləˈθiniən/
(philo-Athenian)
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1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 539 The tone of feeling in Lesbos had been found to be decidedly philo-Athenian.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 Aug. 4/3 Are we to suspect a phil-Athenian bias in the story?
1980 Hesperia 49 255 It does not..preclude members of the philo-Athenian party at Rhodes from acting in their private capacity.
philo-French adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈfrɛn(t)ʃ/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈfrɛn(t)ʃ/
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1858 Times 8 Mar. 7 M. de Bourqueney is said to have been taken quite aback on learning..that the whole city believed the philo-French leaders in the Oesterreichische Zeitung to have been written at his instigation.
1894 in Daily News 3 Nov. 5/6 I believe he is not so much philo-French as Prussophobe.
1997 Eng. Hist. Rev. 112 744 Clement VIII was known for his philo-French attitude.
philo-Greek adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈɡriːk/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈɡrik/
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1888 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 9 373 The commercial relations..doubtless facilitated Alexander's conquest by causing a philo-Greek party in the cities of the interior.
2003 Orthodoxy in Albania in alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox (Usenet newsgroup) 22 Aug. Greek or philo-Greek bishops expelled from Albanian dioceses reacted strongly.
philo-Hindu n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈhɪnduː/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)hɪnˈduː/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈhɪndu/
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1852 Fraser's Mag. 42 482 No sentimental philo-Hindoo.
philo-Jew n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈdʒuː/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈdʒu/
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1898 Daily News 15 Feb. 7/6 When I see the philo-Jews, with the Freemasons and foreigners..joining the syndicate, making common cause with Dreyfus.
1951 Polit. Sci. Q. 66 633 Inferior propaganda, hardly calculated to..enlighten the philo-Jew or bolster the pride of the Jew himself.
1999 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 6 May g1 He was Jewish through and through in a cultural, assimilated way; I was the philo-Jew urging us to go to temple.
philo-Jewish adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈdʒuɪʃ/
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1856 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 353 The works..well sustain the boast of our philo-Jewish writers.
2000 H. Locke et al. Learning from Hist. 31 Even among Christian fundamentalists..there is a philo-Jewish..sentiment.
philo-Laconian adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ləˈkəʊnɪən/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊləˈkoʊniən/
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1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 542 The active philo-Laconian party.
1994 Classical Philol. 89 279 The Athenian Assemblymen were able to see Andocides' arguments..for the emotional, nonrational, philolaconian, and anti-democratic cant they were.
philo-Peloponnesian adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)pɛləpəˈniːzjən/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)pɛləpəˈniːʒn/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˌpɛləpəˈniʒ(ə)n/
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/ˌfɪloʊˌpɛləpəˈniʃ(ə)n/
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1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 538 The philo-Peloponnesian party.
philo-Pole adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈpəʊl/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈpoʊl/
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1906 in N.E.D. at Philo- Philo-Pole.
philo-Polish adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈpəʊlɪʃ/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈpoʊlɪʃ/
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1896 Daily Chron. 26 Oct. 7/1 Hatred of General von Caprivi, and his philo-Polish policy, hatred of England, and submissive deference to Russia.
1923 Cambr. Hist. Jrnl. 1 98 An article directed against philo-Polish demonstrations.
philo-Slav adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈslɑːv/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈslav/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈslɑv/
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1906 in N.E.D. at Philo- Philo-Slav.
1930 T. D. Kendrick Hist. Vikings 146 (note) This, of course, has been contested by philo-slav authors.
philo-Teuton adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtjuːt(ə)n/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtʃuːt(ə)n/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈt(j)utn/
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/ˌfɪloʊˈt(j)uˌtɑn/
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1906 in N.E.D. at Philo- Philo-Teuton.
philo-Teutonic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)tjuːˈtɒnɪk/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)tʃuːˈtɒnɪk/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊt(j)uˈtɑnɪk/
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1872 Littell's Living Age 6 Apr. 61/1 The first grey light—I mean young, Philoteutonic Italy.
1916 J. Buchan Power-house ii I had found no one who could procure me an introduction to that mysterious old bachelor of artistic and philo-Teutonic tastes.
2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians xxiii. 345 Salisbury, who was far from philoteutonic, was fluent in French and kept a house in France, did not rejoice in the Prussian victory.
philo-Zionist n. and adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪənɪst/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈzaɪənəst/
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1897 19th Cent. Oct. 628 The Philo-Zionists recognise the mission: but they recognise the misery as well.
1980 New German Critique 20 149 The picture of philo-Zionist conservative parents and anti-Zionist left youth.
b. Forming words in -ism and -ist related to these.
philo-Gallicism n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈɡalᵻsɪz(ə)m/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈɡæləˌsɪz(ə)m/
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1870 Daily News 19 Nov. Mr. Carlyle's fierce philo-Germanism is as dangerous a sentiment as the blind philo-Gallicism against which he lifts up his voice.
1965 R. H. Ross Georgian Revolt 10 Belloc..became the herald of Philo-Gallicism.
philo-Slavism n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈslɑːvɪz(ə)m/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈslavɪz(ə)m/
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U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˈslɑˌvɪz(ə)m/
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1880 Fraser's Mag. May 616 Here Panslavism is distinctly repudiated; Philo-Slavism is defined.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Dec. 2/2 We see the real cause..and realize some hidden dangers which have nothing to do with Philo-Slavism or Slavo-philism.
philo-Teutonism n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtjuːtənɪz(ə)m/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtʃuːtənɪz(ə)m/
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/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtjuːtn̩ɪz(ə)m/
,
/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈtʃuːtn̩ɪz(ə)m/
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U.S. /ˌfɪləˈt(j)utnˌɪz(ə)m/
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/ˌfɪloʊˈt(j)utnˌɪz(ə)m/
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1898 Harper's Mag. Apr. 787/2 The uncompromising philoteutonism of a Thomas Carlyle.
1998 Victorian Stud. 40 16 The English could be considered more Norman..than anything else—a possibility Arnold, despite his rejection of all strident English philoTeutonism,..does not address.
† philo-Yankeeist n. Obsolete
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1818 S. Smith Let. 23 Nov. (1953) I. 305 I am to the full as much of a Philoyankeist as you are.
3.
philirenist n.
Brit. /ˌfɪlᵻˈrɛnɪst/
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/ˌfɪlʌɪˈrɛnɪst/
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/ˌfɪlᵻˈriːnɪst/
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/ˌfɪlʌɪˈriːnɪst/
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U.S. /ˌfɪləˈrɛnəst/
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/ˌfɪlaɪˈrɛnəst/
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/ˌfɪləˈrinəst/
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/ˌfɪlaɪˈrinəst/
a peace-loving person.Apparently an isolated use.
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1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 548 Modern philirenists, notably the tsar and the king of England, have invented arbitration.
† philoepiorcian adj. [ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἐπιορκία false oath ( < ἐπίορκος sworn falsely, forsworn, perjured ( < ἐπί (see epi- prefix) + ὅρκος oath: see exorcize v.) + -ία -ia suffix1) + -an suffix] Obsolete tending to favour perjury.Apparently an isolated use.
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1838 G. S. Faber Inq. Hist. & Theol. Anc. Vallenses & Albigenses 239 They must have borrowed their philöepiorcian maxim from some lurking remnant of the Priscillianists, who flourished in Spain in the time of Augustine.
† philofelist n. [ < philo- comb. form + classical Latin fēles cat (see feline adj.) + -ist suffix] Obsolete rare a cat-lover.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > lover of cats
philogalist1819
philofelista1843
ailurophile1914
a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 576 The Laureate, Dr. Southey, who is known to be a philofelist, and confers honours upon his Cats according to their services.
a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 589 He made himself acquainted with all the philofelists of the family.
† philofelon adj. Obsolete criminal-loving.Apparently an isolated use.
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1831 Q. Rev. 44 277 A monument..of Jeremy's philosophico-philofelon philanthropy.
† philogalist n. [ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek γαλέη weasel, marten, polecat, ferret, taken as denoting a cat (see galeopithecus n.) + -ist suffix] Obsolete = philofelist n.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > lover of cats
philogalist1819
philofelista1843
ailurophile1914
1819 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) III. 240 You, Grosvenor, who are a philogalist, and therefore understand more of cat nature than has ever been attained by the most profound naturalists.
philogastric adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪləˈɡæstrɪk/
[ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek γαστρ-, γαστήρ belly, stomach (see gastric adj.) + -ic suffix] rare fond of food, inclined to indulge the appetite.
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1884 West. Daily Press 16 Dec. 7/3 The philogastric propensities of boys.
1965 A. L. Rowse Cornishman at Oxf. 68 Pares described Harold's poem as merely philogastric zeal.
† philokleptic adj. Obsolete supporting or associating with thieves.Apparently an isolated use.
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1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 June 9 What will the Italian Government say to such a philokleptic proceeding on our part?
† philomelanist n. [ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek μελαν-, μέλας black (see melano- comb. form) + -ist suffix] Obsolete rare = negrophile n.
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1887 Standard 31 Aug. 5/1 The ridiculous fuss which some well-meaning philomelanists made over old King Peppel.
† philomythology n. Obsolete rare the love of fables or stories.
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1616 T. Scot (title) Philomythie, or Philomythologie, wherein Outlandish Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, are Taught to Speake True English.
philonoist n.
Brit. /fᵻˈlɒnəʊɪst/
,
U.S. /fəˈlɑnoʊəst/
[ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek νόος nous n. + -ist suffix] a lover of knowledge.
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1804 S. T. Coleridge Let. to R. Sharp in Lett. (1895) 448 Philologists, Philonoists, Physiophilists, keen hunters after knowledge and science.
1996 America (Nexis) 17 Aug. 2 Its author is the ever-reliable philonoist (lover of knowledge) Charles Harrington Elster.
philo-peristeronic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)pᵻˌrɪstəˈrɒnɪk/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪloʊpəˌrɪstəˈrɑnɪk/
rare pigeon-fancying.
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1862 Field 25 Jan. 80/2 Philo-Peristeron Society... This society, which was established in 1847, has gone on in its very prosperous career until the present time.]
1904 Times 6 Jan. 8/5 The National Peristeronic Society was founded by the amalgamation of the National Columbarian and the Philo-Peristeronic Societies.
† philopogon n. [ < philo- comb. form + ancient Greek πώγων beard (see pogonology n.)] Obsolete rare a person who likes or favours beards.
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1875 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land (1876) I. 205 Whatever absurdity in hair may be demanded by the trichotomists and philopogons of modern Europe.
† philorchidaceous adj. Obsolete fond of or interested in orchids.Apparently an isolated use.
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1884 World 30 Apr. 6 A phil~orchidaceous peer.
philothaumaturgic adj.
Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)θɔːməˈtəːdʒɪk/
,
U.S. /ˌfɪloʊˌθɔməˈtərdʒɪk/
,
/ˌfɪloʊˌθɑməˈtərdʒɪk/
rare characterized by a love of magic or miracles.
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1891 E. A. Abbott Philomythus ix. 235 Useless to the philothaumaturgic soul.
† philoxygenous adj. Chemistry Obsolete reacting readily with oxygen.
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1799 H. Davy in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 223 Should it be discovered that oxygen enters into their composition, the terms philoxygenous and misoxygenous must be changed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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