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philia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  philia - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"affection, affectionateness, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heartfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"attachment, fond regard - a feeling of affection for a person or an institutionprotectiveness - a feeling of protective affectionregard, respect - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"soft spot - a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son" |
Philia
Philia (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Philia, asteroid 280 (the 280th asteroid to be discovered, on October 29, 1888), is approximately 26 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.0 years. Its name is a personification of a Greek word for love. The Greeks distinguished Philia love from Eros love, identifying Philia more with friendship than romance. When prominent in an natal chart, this asteroid indicates a friendly personality. The sign and house position indicates both how one interacts with friends as well as what the friends are like. Sources:Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis Horwood Limited, 1988.Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names. London: Routledge, 1988.Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.philia
-philia Medtalk Root for the love of something. See Normophilia, Paraphilia. philia
Related to philia: phobiaSynonyms for philianoun a positive feeling of likingSynonyms- affection
- affectionateness
- warmness
- warmheartedness
- fondness
- tenderness
- heart
Related Words- feeling
- attachment
- fond regard
- protectiveness
- regard
- respect
- soft spot
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