philip

/ˈfɪlɪp/

name 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, apostolical, english, handsome, nicer, prettier, repeated

Philip was a handsome young man who always turned heads whenever he walked into a room.

VERB + PHILIP

call, know, name, proves, reign, said, see, tributes

They decided to name their son Philip after his grandfather.

PHILIP + NOUN

andrew, apostle, author, berold, bicycle, german, husband, ii

Philip the apostle was one of Jesus's twelve disciples who spread Christianity throughout the ancient world.

PREP.

after, than

After Philip arrived at the meeting, everyone settled down and began discussing the project.

ADV.

clerkly, slowly

Philip slowly walked through the old library, running his fingers along the dusty shelves.

Definitions

name

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.

I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.

noun

English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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Idioms & Phrases

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

To ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if

Wiktionary

"Philip," Luke repeated slowly, and a brightness came into his eyes. "She decided to name him Philip, after all." "A family name?" Cody asked him. Luke shrugged. "Actually, it's mine. I never much car

Wiktionary

Philip and Tom are related to each other.

Tatoeba · #34407

Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethesda.

Tatoeba · #34594

"Come and see," said Philip.

Tatoeba · #34595

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