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Meaning of 'philosophy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Philosophy [ n.]
- Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws.
- A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
- Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy.
- Reasoning; argumentation.
- The course of sciences read in the schools.
- A treatise on philosophy.

Meaning of 'philosophy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . philosophy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
Example in sentence:
  • my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it;
  • self-indulgence was his only philosophy

Nearby Words:

phial phialed phialing philabeg philadelphian philalethist philander philanderer philanthrope philanthropic

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