(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

(historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.

The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; former capital of the United States.

Stamp collecting. / The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.

(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.

(uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom. / (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism. / (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.

(now rare) To philosophize.

A lover. / A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander, formerly Didelphis philander.

(intransitive) To woo women; to play the male flirt.

(originally) A lover of wisdom. / A student of philosophy. / A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.