Associations to the word «Philia»

Wiktionary

PHILIA, noun. Friendship (translating Greek φιλία in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics)
PHILIA, noun. Liking
PHILIA, noun. (countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

Dictionary definition

PHILIA, noun. A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy