Associations to the word «Philippic»

Wiktionary

PHILIPPIC, noun. Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
PHILIPPIC, noun. (by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.

Dictionary definition

PHILIPPIC, noun. A speech of violent denunciation.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche