Definition of philippics Philippics
Phi•lip•pics
We found 3 definitions of philippics from 2 different sources.
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What does philippics mean?
Wiktionary 
- philippics (Noun)
Plural of philippic.
Part of speech
🔤- philippics, noun, plural of philippic.
WordNet
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| philippic - a speech of violent denunciation | ||
| tirade, broadside | ||
| denouncement, denunciation a public act of denouncing | ||
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Wiktionary
- philippic (Noun)
Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against II of Philip II of Macedon , defending the liberty of Athens. - philippic (Noun)
Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- philippic (n.)
Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. - philippic (n.)
Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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philippic
fil-ip′ik, n. one of the three orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon, or of Cicero against Marc Antony: any discourse full of invective.—v.i. Phil′ippise, to utter such
Part of speech
🔤- philippic, noun, singular of philippics.
