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Definition of Philippic

Philippic
Philippic Phi*lip"pic, n. [L. Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Gr. ?, fr. ? Philip, ? fond of horses: cf. F. philippique.] 1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. 2. Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.

Meaning of Philippic from wikipedia

- A philippic (/fɪˈlɪpɪk/) is a fiery, ****ing speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term is most famously ****ociated...
- "Third Philippic" was delivered by the prominent Athenian statesman and orator, Demosthenes, in 341 BC. It constitutes the third of the four philippics. In...
- The "Second Philippic" is an oration that was delivered by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes between 344–343 BC. The speech constitutes the...
- The "First Philippic" was delivered by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes between 351 BC-350 BC. It constitutes the first speech of the prominent...
- of animals and plants. His prin****l work, however, was his 44-volume Philippic Histories and the Origin of the Whole World and the Places of the Earth...
- fact, in his Fourth Philippic (341–340 BC), he defended theoric spending. g. ^ In the Third Olynthiac and in the Third Philippic, Demosthenes characterised...
- The Philippics (Latin: Philippicae, singular Philippica) are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero...
- whose good?"). Cicero himself used the expression Cui bono in his 'Second Philippic', once again invoking C****ius as the source: "... adopt that maxim of...
- The Fourth Philippic is a speech attributed to the Athenian statesman and orator, Demosthenes and given in 341 BC. It constitutes the last of the four...
- The Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus (Latin Epitoma Historiarum Philippicarum Pompei Trogi) by the second-century Roman writer Justin...