philippic
philippic · philippics
филиппика
Philippika
Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the…Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
(broadly)Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
Philippika
фили́ппикаfilíppika
More definitions
- a speech of violent denunciation
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation:
Origin
From Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (PhílipFrom Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
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