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philosophy

noun

1 philosophy

A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.

synonyms: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.

Roget 826: inexcitability, imperturbability, inirritability; even temper, tranquil mind, dispassion; tolerance, patience, coolth [Coll.].    passiveness etc. (physical inertness) 172; hebetude, ... show more

Roget 490: knowledge; cognizance, cognition, cognoscence; acquaintance, experience, ken [Scot.], privity, insight, familiarity; comprehension, apprehension; recognition; appreciation ... show more

Dutch: leer, isme, wijsbegeerte, belijdenis, doctrine, dogma, filosofie, geloofsartikel, leerstelling, leerstuk ... show more
Polish: doktryna, system poglądów

2 philosophy

The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.

Dutch: filosofie, wijsbegeerte
Polish: filozofia

3 philosophy

Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.

Dutch: filosofie, levensbeschouwing, levensfilosofie, levensvisie, wereldbeschouwing


Moby thesaurus: Aristotelianism, Berkeleianism, Bradleianism, Buddha-like composure, Cynicism, Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, Epicureanism, Fichteanism, Hegelianism, Heideggerianism, Heracliteanism, Herbartianism, Humism, Kantianism, Leibnizianism, Marxism, Mimamsa, Neo-Hegelianism, Neo-Pythagoreanism ... show more.

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