philodox
UK/ˈfɪlədɒks/
philodox noun: a person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
Noun
philodox (plural philodoxes)
- A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
- And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- This, however, is a difficult task that only a true philosopher, and not a mere philodox, will be willing to tackle.2003, Heiner Bielefeldt, Symbolic Representation in Kant’s Practical Philosophy
- Synonyms:
- glory-hound
Synonyms of philodox
- glory-hound
Antonyms
Forms of philodox
| plural | philodoxes |
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Origin of philodox
From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”).
Questions about philodox
- What does philodox mean?
- Philodox means a person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
- What part of speech is philodox?
- Philodox is a noun.
- How do you pronounce philodox?
- Philodox is pronounced /ˈfɪlədɒks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of philodox?
- The plural of philodox is philodoxes.
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