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Philippic — Phi*lip pic, n. [L. Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Gr. ?, fr. ? Philip, ? fond of horses: cf. F. philippique.] 1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philippic — 1590s, bitter invective discourse, from M.Fr. philippique, from L. orationes Philippicæ, translation of Gk. Philippikoi (logoi). The Latin phrase was used of the speeches made by Cicero against Marc Antony in 44 and 43 B.C.E.; originally of… … Etymology dictionary
Philippic — index denunciation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
philippic ft — *tirade, diatribe, jeremiad Analogous words: harangue, *speech, address, oration: condemnation, denunciation (see corresponding verbs at CRITICIZE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
philippic — ► NOUN ▪ a bitter verbal attack or denunciation. ORIGIN from Greek philippikos, the name given to Demosthenes speeches against Philip II of Macedon, and Cicero s against Mark Antony … English terms dictionary
Philippic — [fi lip′ik] n. [L Philippicus < Gr Philippikos, belonging to Philip < Philippos,PHILIP1] 1. any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip, king of Macedon 2. [p ] any bitter verbal attack … English World dictionary
Philippic — A philippic is a fiery, damning speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivered several attacks on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC. Cicero consciously modeled… … Wikipedia
philippic — noun /fɪˈlɪpɪk/ a) any of the discourses of against , defending the liberty of Athens , 1922: Skin the Goat, assuming he was he, evidently with an axe to grind, was airing his grievances in a forcible feeble philippic anent the natural resources… … Wiktionary
philippic — noun, literary no publisher wanted to touch his scathing philippic Syn: tirade, diatribe, harangue, lecture, attack, onslaught, denunciation, rant, polemic, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, censure; informal blast … Thesaurus of popular words
philippic — noun Etymology: Middle French philippique, from Latin & Greek; Latin philippica, orationes philippicae, speeches of Cicero against Mark Antony, translation of Greek philippikoi logoi, speeches of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
