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philosopher
English
Alternative forms
- phylosopher (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”) + -er.
Credited as having been coined by Pythagoras to describe himself.
Displaced native Old English ?þwita.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??l?s.?.f?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /f??l?s?f??/
Noun
philosopher (plural philosophers)
- (originally) A lover of wisdom.
- A student of philosophy.
- A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.
- 2007, Harold Bloom, Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Stephen King
- Their playwrights knew better. Scandal, murder, hair-rending and railing against the gods sold tickets. King is not a philosopher. He knows how to sell tickets.
- 2007, Harold Bloom, Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Stephen King
- (archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.
- Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoikes, encountred him
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- This is not the sort of happiness which a man would in general wish to owe to his wife; but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
- (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.
- (obsolete) An alchemist.
- 1813, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
- Then thus conclude I, since that God of heaven
Will not that these philosophers neven
How that a man shall come unto this stone,
I rede as for the best to let it gon.
- Then thus conclude I, since that God of heaven
- 1945, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy
- No further progress was made in this science until the Mohammedan alchemists embarked upon their search for the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, and a method of transmuting base metals into gold.
- 1813, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
Antonyms
- nonphilosopher
Related terms
- philosopher's stone
- philosophical
- philosophizer
- philosophy
Translations
References
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.l?.z?.fe/
Verb
philosopher
- to philosophize
Conjugation
Further reading
- “philosopher” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
philosopher
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of philosophor
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idealist
English
Etymology
From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
idealist (plural idealists)
- (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
- Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
- An unrealistic or impractical visionary.
Derived terms
- idealistic
- idealistically
Related terms
- idea
- idealism
Translations
References
- idealist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- idealist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [id?ja?list]
Noun
idealist m (indefinite plural idealistë, definite singular idealisti, definite plural idealistët)
- idealist
Related terms
- ideal
- idealizëm
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French idéaliste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i.de?.a??l?st/
- Hyphenation: ide?a?list
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)
- An idealist.
Derived terms
- idealistisch
Related terms
- idealisme
Romanian
Etymology
From French idéaliste.
Adjective
idealist m or n (feminine singular idealist?, masculine plural ideali?ti, feminine and neuter plural idealiste)
- idealistic
Declension
Related terms
- ideal
- idealism
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- ideàlista
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ide?list/
- Hyphenation: i?de?a?list
Noun
ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- idealist
Declension
Related terms
- idealìzam, ideàlistkinja
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French idéaliste.
Adjective
idealist
- idealistic
Synonyms
- ülkücü
Noun
idealist
- (philosophy) idealist
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