Philologist
(Phi*lol"o*gist) n. One versed in philology.
Philologize
(Phi*lol"o*gize) v. i. To study, or make critical comments on, language. Evelyn.
Philologue
(Phil"o*logue) n. [Cf. F. philologue.] A philologist. [R.] Carlyle.
Philology
(Phi*lol"o*gy) n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. : cf. F. philologie.
See Philologer.]
1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] Johnson.
2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the
laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of
languages; linguistic science.
Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words; grammar,
the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the
affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It
sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities.
3. A treatise on the science of language.
Philomath
(Phil"o*math) n. [Gr. fi`los loving, a friend + ma`qh learning, fr. to learn.] A lover of learning; a
scholar. Chesterfield.
Philomathematic
(Phil`o*math`e*mat"ic) n. A philomath.
Philomathic
(Phil`o*math"ic) a. [Cf. F. philomathique.]
1. Of or pertaining to philomathy.
2. Having love of learning or letters.
Philomathy
(Phi*lom"a*thy) n. The love of learning or letters.
