philologian
[fil-uh-loh-jee-uh n]
- a philologist.
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Origin of philologian
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The physician says “incurable”; the philologian says “fraud.”
The AntichristF. W. Nietzsche
The anecdotes which have been recorded of him show that he was something of an archaeologist, and something of a philologian.
Seekers after GodFrederic William Farrar
He was also a prominent member of the Philologian Society, of which he was afterwards elected president.
The Life and Public Services of James A. GarfieldEmma Elizabeth Brown
As a scholar and a philologian he had rare abilities, and a rarer industry.