"philippic" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪˈlɪpɪk/ Forms: philippics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|philippicus}} Latin philippicus, {{der|en|grc|φιλιππικός}} Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} philippic (plural philippics)
  1. Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
    Sense id: en-philippic-en-noun-gcW4g69e Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51
  2. (by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation. Tags: broadly Synonyms: diatribe Translations (any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation): изобличителна реч (izobličitelna reč) [feminine] (Bulgarian), филипика (filipika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), filipika [feminine] (Czech), filippiikki (Finnish), philippique [feminine] (French), Philippika [feminine] (German), ピリッピカ (pirippika) [feminine] (Japanese), фили́ппика (filíppika) [feminine] (Russian), филипика [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), filipika (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-philippic-en-noun-Y73h8rBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: philippick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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