Philosopher

  • 51philosopher — phi•los•o•pher [[t]fɪˈlɒs ə fər[/t]] n. 1) pho a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields 2) pho a person who is deeply versed in philosophy 3) pho a person who establishes… …

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  • 52philosopher — /fəˈlɒsəfə/ (say fuh losuhfuh) noun 1. someone who studies or is knowledgeable about philosophy. 2. someone who regulates their life, actions, judgements, utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason. 3. someone who is philosophic,… …

  • 53philosopher —   Akeakamai, kanaka imi na auao …

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  • 54philosopher — vi. FILOZOFÂ (Albanais) …

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  • 55La collection Philosopher — Philosopher (collection) « Philosopher », est une collection des Éditions Larousse fondée en 2008 par Vincent Cespedes. Rassemblant des essais philosophiques ancrés dans le réel et défendant des thèses originales, elle plaide pour une… …

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  • 56philosopher's stone — noun Date: 14th century an imaginary stone, substance, or chemical preparation believed to have the power of transmuting baser metals into gold and sought by alchemists; broadly an elusive or imaginary key to success called also philosophers… …

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  • 57philosopher king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened. [1920 25] * * * …

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  • 58philosopher's stone — noun A substance able to turn base metals into gold or silver, usually by means of the application and distillation of another substance, usually mercury; also sometimes claimed to give immortality …

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  • 59philosopher's game — noun A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces. The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess… …

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  • 60PHILOSOPHER'S STONE —    was, with the Elixir of Life, the object of the search of the mediæval alchemists. Their theory regarded gold as the most perfect metal, all others being removed from it by various stages of imperfection, and they sought an amalgam of pure… …

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