philosophic
pronunciation
How to pronounce philosophic in British English: UK [ˌfɪlə'sɒfɪk]
How to pronounce philosophic in American English: US [ˌfɪlə'sɑfɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
- characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy
- characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
Word Origin
- philosophic (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French philosophique and directly from Late Latin philosophicus, from Greek philosophikos, from philosophia "philosophy" (see philosophy).
Example
- 1. Christian consciousness and philosophic flavour in xu xu 's fiction .
- 2. Philosophic theory in life when harvard can not study .
- 3. Idealism led him to philosophic anarchy , and his family threw him off .
- 4. He was philosophic about the future of the mankind .
- 5. He was taught rational philosophic thinking .