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  Philip

  noun

  one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
• Philip.
  Philip.

  abbreviation

  Philippians.

Philip

¹ American  

[fil-ip] / ˈfɪl ɪp /

noun

1. one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.

2. one of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6; 8:26–40.

3. King Metacomet, died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76; leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.

4. Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921–2021, consort of Elizabeth II.

5. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.”

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Philip. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Philippians.

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Philip British  

/ ˈfɪlɪp /

noun

1. New Testament

   1. one of the twelve apostles of Jesus

   2. Also: Philip the Evangelist. one of the seven deacons appointed by the early Church

   3. Also: Philip the Tetrarch. one of the sons of Herod the Great, who was ruler of part of former Judaea (4 _bc –34 _ad ) (Luke 3:1)

2. King, American Indian name Metacomet. died 1676, American Indian chief, the son of Massasoit. He waged King Philip's War against the colonists of New England (1675–76) and was killed in battle

3. Prince. another name for the (Duke of): Edinburgh. Prince. another name for the (Duke of) Edinburgh

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Philip Philip.

In 1992, he married his husband, Philip Juwig, who died the same year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Society chairman Philip Osman said a permanent observatory would encourage participation and also give the group the opportunity to organise community outreach activities.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Fed governor Philip Jefferson said at an event in Virginia the Fed may need more time to assess the direction of the economy before making any additional policy adjustments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Also on tap: the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, and a number of Federal Reserve officials speaking, notably Fed governor Christopher Waller and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pinkie spotted them before they disappeared in the fog and shouted, “Don’t you worry, Ben. We’ll find your daddy. Philip and Art are up by Goat Island looking. Even Mr. Loring’s in a boat looking.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

But he added: “I like Philip. He is intelligent, has a good sense of humor” and “thinks about things in the right way.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021

“I have no concerns about Philip. We have to play better on offense.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2020

Morgan tells me, too, that Tobias Menzies’ performance “will do a lot of good for Prince Philip. Because Prince Philip is not considered a complex person.”

From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2019

With the photo was a message from her to son: “I love you Philip. You are a wonderful son,” she wrote.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2015

We are called into one body in Christ, and therefore we should look not on our own things only, but every man also on the things of others, Philip. ii.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

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