Philedom

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noun

The fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounPhiledom (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablelifestyleThe fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files.

    It could have been the only episode that *all* factions of Philedom might dislike.

    2002 October 20, W. Blaine Dowler, “Re: OOPS! Make that 9 seasons!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    I have too many friends in Philedom. It's going to be very interesting to see how we survive the 8th season and still keep our Internet communities in tact.^([sic])

    2000 October 5, Bast Black, “The X-File season 8 promo from the gut.”, in alt.fan.david-duchovny (Usenet)

    He only said that the changes made in those seasons divided Philedom in an unprecendented^([sic]) fashion, and that the ratings dropped drastically.

    2002 June 17, Anna, “Re: XF Worst Survivor Round 6”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
  2. slanguncountablelifestyleThe state or quality of being an X-Phile.

    The first half of Season 4 was nearly fatal to my Philedom.

    2000 January 29, Cassandra, “Re: Fathers and Daughters, Signs & Wonders”, in alt.tv.x-files.analysis (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    This is so psychotic, I have to salute you! I aspire to the same level of Philedom but I'm not quite there yet...

    1998 September 30, c.morgan, “Re: My Scully Fish”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)

    (My mother -- my Philedom evidentally^([sic]) rubbing off on her-- with no prompting returned home and told my father, "We prayed for Mulder this morning.")

    1998 December 31, Carrie-Anne DeDeo, “Re: Faith and Belief (WAS: Another way M&S need each other)”, in alt.tv.x-files.analysis (Usenet)

Origin

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APA

Philedom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philedom

MLA

“Philedom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philedom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Philedom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philedom.

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