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philosophicide

philosophicide noun: the killing of a philosopher.

Noun

philosophicide (countable and uncountable, plural philosophicides)

  1. (rare) The killing of a philosopher.
  2. (archaic, derogatory, rare) A person who practises philosophy badly or wrongly.
    Synonyms:
    philosophaster

Synonyms of philosophicide

Forms of philosophicide

pluralphilosophicides

Questions about philosophicide

What does philosophicide mean?
Philosophicide means the killing of a philosopher.
What part of speech is philosophicide?
Philosophicide is a noun.
What is the plural of philosophicide?
The plural of philosophicide is philosophicides.

Words near philosophicide in the dictionary

  1. philosophicall
  2. philosophically
  3. philosophicalness
  4. philosophication
  5. philosophications
  6. philosophicide
  7. philosophicides
  8. philosophick
  9. philosophico-psychological
  10. philosophicohistorical
  11. philosophicolegal

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