Philosopher

[fɪ'lɒsəfə] or [fə'lɑsəfɚ]

Definition

(noun.) a specialist in philosophy.

(noun.) a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity.

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Definition

(n.) One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to, philosophy.

(n.) One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the rules of practical wisdom; one who meets or regards all vicissitudes with calmness.

(n.) An alchemist.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Searcher after truth, student of first principles, seeker of wisdom.[2]. Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Doctor, savant, teacher, master, schoolman

ANT:Ignoramus, sciolist, freshman, tyro, greenhorn, fool, booby, dunce

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Definition

n. a lover of wisdom: one versed in or devoted to philosophy: a metaphysician: one who acts calmly and rationally in all the affairs and changes of life—also Phil′osophe:—fem. Philos′ophess.—adjs. Philosoph′ic -al pertaining or according to philosophy: skilled in or given to philosophy: becoming a philosopher: rational: calm.—adv. Philosoph′ically.—v.i. Philos′ophise to reason like a philosopher: to form philosophical theories.—ns. Philos′ophiser a would-be philosopher; Philos′ophism would-be philosophy; Philos′ophist.—adjs. Philosophist′ic -al.—n. Philos′ophy the science of being as being: the knowledge of the causes and laws of all phenomena: the collection of general laws or principles belonging to any department of knowledge: reasoning: a particular philosophical system: calmness of temper.—Philosopher's stone an imaginary stone or mineral compound long sought after by alchemists as a means of transforming other metals into gold.—Moral and Natural philosophy (see Moral Natural).

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Unserious Contents or Definition

One who instead of crying over spilt milk consoles himself with the thought that it was over four-fifths water.

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Examples

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