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A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited.

• Philomela
  The nightingale; philomel.
• Philosophical
  Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool.
• Whichsoever
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• Credibility
  The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
• Philogynist
  A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to misogynist.
• Philogyny
  Fondness for women; uxoriousness; -- opposed to misogyny.
• Philomene
  The nightingale.
• Philosophism
  Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry.
• Describable
  That can be described; capable of description.
• Philohellenian
  A philhellenist.
• Philosophist
  A pretender in philosophy.
• PHILOLOGICALPHILOLOGIC
  Of or pertaining to philology. -- Phil`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
• Alexandrian
  Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library.
• Philologer
  A philologist.
• Philomusical
  Loving music. [R.]Busby.
• Philosophistic
  Alt. of Philosophistical
• PHILOPOLEMICPHILOPOLEMICAL
  Fond of polemics or controversy. [R.]

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