Associations to the word «Philippics»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PHILIPPIC, noun. Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
PHILIPPIC, noun. (by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
Dictionary definition
PHILIPPIC, noun. A speech of violent denunciation.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.