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philosopher | emersonian |

As a noun philosopher

is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.

As an adjective emersonian is

of or pertaining to (1803 -1882), american essayist, philosopher, and poet, or his writings, work or style.

philosopher

English

Alternative forms

* phylosopher (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.
  • * 2007 , (Harold Bloom), Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Stephen King
  • *:Their playwrights knew better. Scandal, murder, hair-rending and railing against the gods sold tickets. King is not a philosopher . He knows how to sell tickets.
  • * 1813 , (Jane Austen), (Pride and Prejudice)
  • *:This is not the sort of happiness which a man would in general wish to owe to his wife; but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
  • (obsolete) An alchemist.
    • (Chaucer)

    Antonyms

    * nonphilosopher

    Related terms

    * philosopher's stone * philosophical * philosophizer * philosophy

    References

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    emersonian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to (1803 -1882), American essayist, philosopher, and poet, or his writings, work or style
  • * 2009 , Manohla Dargis, New York Times, A New Eden, Both Cosmic and Cinematic :
    • Several decades in the dreaming and more than four years in the actual making, the movie is a song to the natural world that was largely produced with software, an Emersonian exploration of the invisible world of the spirit filled with Cameronian rock ’em, sock ’em pulpy action.