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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 Bernie, head of BBC Sport events, said Rooney had shown a "great willingness to learn and determination to improve" as a broadcaster.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Accompanied by a harshly amplified recording of selections by Philip Glass and Thomas Montgomery Newman, the comings and goings of this arid creation looked like a lackluster fashion shoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

At Bass headquarters, Shropshire-Maina worked at one phone bank table while Philip Rosen of Hollywood and Christina Schiepe of Westchester worked another table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Drought is only over when rivers, groundwater and reservoirs are back to normal levels and according to Philip Duffy, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, we "need sustained rainfall to recover".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Philip was the Student Council President and had the chiseled, immaculate, Anglican features of that aristocratic breed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

“I can’t save you, Philip. I’m only 22,” she told him.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 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

This appears from an allusion of Cicero, Philip. viii. 11.575.Senec.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

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