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Philonism

Philonism noun: the philosophy of Philo of Alexandria.

Noun

Philonism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy of Philo of Alexandria.

Origin of Philonism

From Ancient Greek Φίλων (Phílōn, “Philo”) + -ism.

Questions about Philonism

What does Philonism mean?
Philonism means the philosophy of Philo of Alexandria.
What part of speech is Philonism?
Philonism is a noun.

Words near Philonism in the dictionary

  1. philoneists
  2. Philonian
  3. Philonian conditional
  4. Philonian conditionals
  5. Philonians
  6. Philonism
  7. Philonist
  8. Philonists
  9. philonium
  10. philopatric
  11. philopatry

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