ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Philomuse

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Philomuse is a noun meaning (obsolete) A lover of the Muses or poetry.

Meaning

(obsolete) A lover of the Muses or poetry.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) A member of the Philomuse Society, a literary society.
  2. (rare) Any society devoted to literature and the arts.

Example Sentences

Poor Philomuse! you're disinherited.
To a Philomuse from whom I received a Paper upon the same Subject and by the same Post.
This remarkable institution which had suffered materially with the death of Rhiga, was revived in Greece about the same period with the establishment of the Philomuse or literary society at Athens.

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Related dictionary entries include philomath, philomene, philomel, philiac, phylosopher, philotechnist.

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