Definition of Philosophe

1. n. A philosophaster; a philosopher.

Definition of Philosophe

1. Noun. any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th century French Enlightenment. ¹

2. Noun. (pejorative) an incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Philosophe

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Philosophe

philopatry
philopena
philopenas
philophobia
philoprogenitively
philoprogenitiveness
philosophaster
philosophasters
philosophate
philosophated
philosophates
philosophating
philosophation
philosophations
philosophe (current term)
philosopheme
philosophemes
philosopher
philosopher's game
philosopher's stone
philosopher's wool
philosopher king
philosopheress
philosophers
philosophes
philosophia perennis
philosophic
philosophical
philosophical doctrine

Literary usage of Philosophe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"1 honor much the character of this veritable philosophe. I thank you much for your letters of May the 1st, 13th, and 25th, with your proposed preliminaries. ..."

2. The Princess & the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the by Sue Ann Prince (2006)
"... philosophe KAREN DUVAL he unlikely meeting of Benjamin Franklin and Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (1743- 1810) in Paris, early in 1781, ..."

3. On University Studies by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1910)
"M.DCCC.LXXVII." Duodecimo xliv -+- 383 pages. In addition to the philosophe this edition has three other plays by Sedaine: La Gageure ..."

4. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Nor is Literature itself wholly philosophe ; apart from the Jesuit regulars, ... For poor Palissot, had he fallen into philosophe hands, serious bodily ..."

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