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philosophicides

philosophicides is the plural of philosophicide.

Meaning of philosophicide

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

Questions about philosophicides

What is philosophicides the plural of?
Philosophicides is the plural of philosophicide.

Words near philosophicides in the dictionary

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

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