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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Philosophick, Philosophicaladjective
Etymology: philosophique, Fr. from philosophy.
Others in virtue plac’d felicity:
The stoic last in philosophick pride
By him call’d virtue; and his virtuous man,
Wise, perfect in himself, and all possessing. John Milton.How could our chymick friends go on
To find the philosophick stone. Matthew Prior.When the safety of the publick is endangered, the appearance of a philosophical or affected indolence must arise either from stupidity or perfidiousness. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.
We have our philosophical persons to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. William Shakespeare.
Acquaintance with God is not a speculative knowledge, built on abstracted reasonings about his nature and essence, such as philosophical minds often busy themselves in, without reaping from thence any advantage towards regulating their passions, but practical knowledge. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
This is what nature’s wants may well suffice:
But since among mankind so few there are,
Who will conform to philosophick fare,
I’ll mingle something of our times to please. John Dryden.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of philosophick in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of philosophick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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