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Philip

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[ fil-ip ]

noun

  1. one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
  2. one of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6; 8:26–40.
  3. King Metacomet, died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76; leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.
  4. Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921–2021, consort of Elizabeth II.
  5. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.”


Philip.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Philippians.

Philip

/ ˈfɪlɪp /

noun

  1. New Testament
    1. PhilipMJewishRELIGION: apostle one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
    2. AlsoPhilip the Evangelist PhilipMJewishRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: evangelist one of the seven deacons appointed by the early Church
    3. AlsoPhilip the Tetrarch PhilipMJewishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler one of the sons of Herod the Great, who was ruler of part of former Judaea (4 bc –34 ad ) (Luke 3:1)
  2. Philip, King1676MAmerican IndianPOLITICS: tribal leader King, American Indian name Metacomet. died 1676, American Indian chief, the son of Massasoit. He waged King Philip's War against the colonists of New England (1675–76) and was killed in battle
  3. Prince. another name for the (Duke of)Edinburgh Prince. another name for the (Duke of) Edinburgh


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Excerpted from Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray.

And back in February, he lost a close pal in Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Those cops included Lt. Philip Chan and Lt. Patrick Sullivan.

With Marshal at his side, Richard crushed Philip and his armies.

Philip Lopate published a collection last year, for example.

All the Italian merchants in the realm of France, called money lenders, seized by order of Philip the fair, for their ransoms.

Philip Limborch died; a Dutch professor of divinity, and author of a history of the inquisition.

When you next hear of, or see Philip Wharton, you will understand the import of your own words.

Philip Wharton, died; an English nobleman, remarkable for his eccentricities.

One order of Philip of Spain condemned to death as "heretics" the entire population of the Netherlands.

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