Philadelphian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, a. [Gr. filadelfia brotherly
     love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving,
     friendly + 'adelfo`s brother.]
     Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the
     cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in
     Pennsylvania.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, n.
     1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.
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     2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the
        seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love.
        --Tatler.
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