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# philosophic

adjective (more philosophic)

«philosophic» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

in stories, a character who thinks deeply about life or the nature of things; an old word for philosophical

### Meaning

1. Philosophic means calm and thoughtful, taking hard things without getting upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/#m1)
2. (old use) Philosophic means wise, or about the deep questions of life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/#m2)

### Examples

- He gave a philosophic shrug when he lost the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/#x1)
- The old man spoke in a philosophic way about death. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/#x2)
- Some certainties of men are philosophic ideas that everyone accepts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «philosophic» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/philosophic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«philosophic» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/philosophic.html) on Mova free.