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Webster 1913 Edition

Philadelphian

Philˊa-del′phi-an

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Adj.
[Gr.
φιλαδελφια
brotherly love, from
φιλάδελφοσ
brotherly;
φίλοσ
loved, loving, friendly +
ἀδελφόσ
brother.]
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania.

Philˊa-del′phi-an

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Noun.
1.
A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, – called also the Family of Love.
Tatler.

Webster 1828 Edition

Philadelphian

PHILADELPH'IAN

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Adj.
[Gr.] Pertaining to Philadelphia, or to Ptolemy Philadelphus.

PHILADELPH'IAN

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Noun.
One of the family of love.

Definition 2024

Philadelphian

Philadelphian

English

Noun

Philadelphian ‎(plural Philadelphians)

  1. A person who originates from or lives in Philadelphia.
  2. A member of a 17th-century Protestant religious group in England.

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Adjective

Philadelphian ‎(comparative more Philadelphian, superlative most Philadelphian)

  1. Of or relating to Philadelphia.
  2. Of or relating to the ancient king Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

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