Philological vs Philosophical - What's the difference?
philological | philosophical |
Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.
(linguistics) Pertaining to historical linguistics.
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
* 1846 , , "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine ,
Detached, calm, stoic.
* 1911 , , "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
As adjectives the difference between philological and philosophical
is that philological is of or pertaining to the history of literature and words while philosophical is of, or pertaining to, philosophy.philological
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Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* philologicallyphilosophical
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Alternative forms
* philosophicall (obsolete) * phylosophical (nonstandard) * phylosophicall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
- She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.