Philomath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪləmæθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Philomath is a noun meaning An astrologer or predictor.
Meaning
An astrologer or predictor.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A lover of learning; a scholar.
Example Sentences
"The success of an almanac depended upon the appeal of the "philomath"-the resident astrologer who did the writing and predicting."
Jerman for twenty years past had been the author of a Quaker almanac, and had for about the same time been engaged in a fierce almanac warfare with Jacob Taylor, a philomath and a printer of Friends’ books.
For this (in my humble opinion, not very important purpose, and fitter to employ the talent of a philomath than a Newton) he and Leibnitz, much about the same, struck out a fluxional method, which they both took for a demonstration.
Word Forms
- philomaths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include philomuse, philo, philologer, phylosopher, philiac, philotechnist.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.