English Explanatory Dictionary

philosophe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
  2. An incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/

Word forms

philosophe philosophes

Etymology

Borrowed from French philosophe (“philosopher”).

Derived words

philosophess
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