Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z philanthropist A person who loves humankind in general. philanthropistic philanthropic (pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist). philanthropize To give charitably to (a person or group). philanthropoid An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. philanthropreneur An entrepreneurial philanthropist; one who invests money in charitable causes. philanthropy Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. philatelic Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists. philatelical Relating to philately. philatelically In a philatelic way. philatelics Philately, specifically the professional or scientific study of postage stamps. philatelism Philately. philatelist A person who collects and studies postage stamps. philatelistic philatelic philately Stamp collecting. Philathea An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes for young women in the early twentieth century. Philathean Of or relating to the Philathea Bible classes. philathletic Fond of athletics. philatory A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones. philautia Self-love, self-conceit philautic Of or pertaining to philauty. philauty Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity. Philbeck A surname. Philbert A surname from French. Philbin A surname from Irish. Philbrick A surname. Philbrook A surname. Philcox A surname transferred from the given name. Phildickian Synonym of Dickian; of or pertaining to American novelist Philip K. Dick or his works. phile A pedophile. Philedom The fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files. philemaphobia An abnormal or irrational fear of kissing. philematologist One who studies philematology. philematology The scientific study of kissing. Philemon The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon. philenor Synonym of pipevine swallowtail. philentoma Any of the birds in the genus Philentoma, found in parts of South East Asia. philepittid Any bird in the family Philepittidae. philerast A boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover. Philetaerian Of or relating to Philetaerus (Ancient Greek: Φιλέταιρος; c. 343–263 BC), founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon in Anatolia. philharmonic Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music. philharmonically In a philharmonic manner. philhellene Philhellenic. philhellenic Loving Greece or Greek culture. philhellenism A 19th-century intellectual movement which supported the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire. Philhellenist A philhellene. philhippic Fond of horses, horse-loving. Philhower A surname. philia friendship philiac Involving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love. philiater A person with an interest in practising medicine. philibeg A little kilt. Philibert A male given name from French. Philidor A surname of historical usage. philinid Any sea slug in the family Philinidae. philinoglossid Any sea snail in the family Philinoglossidae. philinoid Any member of the superfamily Philinoidea of sea slugs. philip English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus) Philippa A female given name from Ancient Greek. Philippan Of or relating to various people called Philip. Philippeville A municipality in Namur province, Belgium. Philippi A surname. Philippian Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi. Philippians The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians. philippic Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens. philippicize To engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation. philippine Of or pertaining to the Philippines. Philippineness The quality of being Philippine. Philippines An archipelago of Southeast Asia. Philippinist A linguist who studies Philippine languages. philippinite A tektite found in the Philippines. Philippinization The act or process of making something Filipino. Philippinize To make Filipino. Philippism The beliefs of the Philippists. Philippist A member of a party in early Lutheranism who opposed the Gnesio-Lutherans. Philippistic Of or relating to Philippism. philippium A supposed metallic element obtainable from samarskite, later discovered to be a mixture of yttrium and terbium. philippize To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted. philippizer One who philippizes. Philippon A surname from French. Philippopolis A city of Thrace, now Plovdiv; historical capital of the Roman province of Thracia. Philippot A surname from French. Philippou A surname from Occitan. Philipps A surname transferred from the given name. philips A surname transferred from the given name. philipsbornite A trigonal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen. Philipsburg A village in the municipality of Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada. philipsburgite A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc. Philipson A surname transferred from the given name. Philipstown A town in Putnam County, New York, United States. Philis A surname. Philistia An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza. Philistian Synonym of Philistine (“originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines”). philistine A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East. philistinely In the manner of a philistine; lacking culture Philistinian A Philistine (person from Philistia). philistinic philistine philistinish Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture. philistinism A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters. Phill A diminutive of the male given names Phillip and Phillipp, variant of Phil. Philley A surname transferred from the given name. Phillida A female given name from Ancient Greek. Phillie A player that plays for the Philadelphia Phillies phillilew A commotion or uproar. philliloo A row or disturbance. Phillimore A surname. Phillip A male given name from Ancient Greek. Phillipa A female given name from Ancient Greek. Phillipp A male given name from Ancient Greek, a rare spelling of Philip. phillippe A Phillippe watch. Phillippi A surname. Phillips A Phillips screwdriver. phillipsastraeid Any coral of the family †Phillipsastraeidae. Phillipsburg A census-designated place in Tift County, Georgia, United States. phillipsiid Any trilobite in the family Phillipsiidae. phillipsite A mineral of the zeolite group, a hydrated potassium, calcium and aluminium silicate with monoclinic crystals. Phillipson A surname originating as a patronymic. Phillipston A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Phillipsville A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Phillis A female given name from Ancient Greek. Phillotson A surname. Phillott A surname transferred from the given name. Phillpot A surname transferred from the given name. Phillpots A surname transferred from the given name. Phillpott A surname transferred from the given name. Phillpotts A surname transferred from the given name. phillumenism Synonym of phillumeny. phillumenist A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers. phillumeny The hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items Philly Philadelphia. phillygenin A lignan (compound) obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin. phillyrea Any evergreen plant in the genus Phillyrea (there are only two accepted species, native to the Mediterranean). phillyrin A glucoside extracted from many species of plants, notably Phillyrea and some fungi. It is a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as an antipyretic. Philmont Philmont Scout Ranch. Philmonter Someone who has trekked at or is trekking at Philmont. philo A surname. philobat Someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own. philobatic Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own). philobiblian Fond of books; devoted to literature. philobiblic Fond of books. philobiblical Interested in the Bible. philobiblist A person who is fond of books. philobryid Any clam in the family Philobryidae. philocaly The love of beauty. philocrat A person who believes in the power of love, in governance by love. Philoctete A surname from French. Philoctetean Of or relating to Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης), a famed archer who participated in the Trojan War. Philoctetes A male given name of historical usage. philocubist A devotee of games played with dice philocynic Fond of dogs. philocyny A fondness for dogs.