(countable) A surname. / A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. / A village in Illinois, United States. / A village in Ohio, United States.

(colloquial) Clipping of philosophy. / (colloquial) Clipping of philosopher.

plural of philo

Alternative form of phil-

Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.

Supporting or favouring Muslims.

Of or pertaining to philo-Semitism; interested or fond of Jewish people or culture.

A philo-Semitic person.

plural of philo-Semite

(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.