Philippic

[ fi-lip-ik ]

noun

1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
2. any of the 14 orations delivered by Cicero against Marc Antony (44-43 b.c.).
3. (lowercase) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.

philippic

/ fɪˈlɪpɪk /

noun

1. a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Philippic¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin Philippicus, from Greek Philippikós; Philip, -ic

Example Sentences

I found out that you were the author of the philippic,not through the editor of the journaloh no, poor man!

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It was like a philippic of Demosthenes; it was a Ciceronian oration against some Catiline, real or supposed.

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Then he went on with his bitter voice to utter a furious philippic against our celebrated literary men.

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The sage made no reply, but arose from the deck and stroked his beard, whilst the old Genoese proceeded in his Philippic.

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He was airing his cherished grudge, and pronouncing a severe philippic on the belles of the Dominion.

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