单词 | philonize |
释义 | Philonizev. Now rare. intransitive. To philosophize after the manner of Philo Judaeus. Only in proverbial phrase either Philo Platonizes or Plato Philonizes and variants. Cf. Platonize v. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [verb (intransitive)] > follow Philo Philonize1610 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xvii. xx. 649 It was a prouerbe. Philo either Platonized or Plato Philonized [L. Philonizat]. 1786 J. Priestley Hist. Early Opinions conc. Jesus Christ II. viii. 3 It has been justly observed, ‘either that Plato Philonized, or that Philo Platonized’. 1882–3 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 1832 Either Philo platonizes, or Plato philonizes, says Suidas. 1956 M. Davis Israel iii. ix. 224 It was questionable whether it would be better to think of Philo as Platonizing, or Plato as Philonizing. Derivatives ˈPhilonizing adj. rare ΚΠ 1812 J. Adams Let. 28 June in Wks. (1856) X. 18 The opinions..appear to me to resemble the platonizing Philo, or the philonizing Plato, more than the genuine system of Judaism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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