philodox
/ˈfɪlədɒks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions."
- "This, however, is a difficult task that only a true philosopher, and not a mere philodox, will be willing to tackle."
- "Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with their opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed)."
Etymology
From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: philodoxe, φιλόδοξος
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈfɪlədɒks/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
-dox
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
glory-hound