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Added 6 October 2026

philosophy

/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/ noun

In Latin: philosophia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about philosophy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.
Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.
self-indulgence was his only philosophy

Origin

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- + -sophy. Displaced Old English ūþwitegung.

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