Philippic

[ fi-lip-ik ]
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noun
  1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.

  2. any of the 14 orations delivered by Cicero against Marc Antony (44-43 b.c.).

  1. (lowercase) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.

Origin of Philippic

1
First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin Philippicus, from Greek Philippikós; see Philip, -ic

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How to use Philippic in a sentence

  • I found out that you were the author of the Philippic,not through the editor of the journaloh no, poor man!

    The Sorrows of Satan | Marie Corelli
  • It was like a Philippic of Demosthenes; it was a Ciceronian oration against some Catiline, real or supposed.

    Senatorial Character | C. A. Bartol
  • Then he went on with his bitter voice to utter a furious Philippic against our celebrated literary men.

  • The sage made no reply, but arose from the deck and stroked his beard, whilst the old Genoese proceeded in his Philippic.

  • He was airing his cherished grudge, and pronouncing a severe Philippic on the belles of the Dominion.

    Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

British Dictionary definitions for philippic

philippic

/ (fɪˈlɪpɪk) /


noun
  1. a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective

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