philosophor

Latin

Etymology

From philosophus +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Verb

philosophor (present infinitive philosophārī, perfect active philosophātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to philosophize
    • Marcus Aurelius, Sayings 3:
      Sententia Platonis semper in ore illius fuit, “Florere civitates, si aut philosophi imperarent aut imperantes philosopharentur"
      This wisdom of Plato was always on his lips: States flourish if either philosophers rule or rulers philosophize

Conjugation

References

  • philosophor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • philosophor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • philosophor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.