Philippic (redirected from Philippics)

Phi·lip·pic  (f-lpk)

n.

1. Any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon in the fourth century b.c.

2. Any of the orations of Cicero against Antony in 44 b.c.

3. philippic A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade.

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philippic

Noun

a bitter verbal attack [after the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon]

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philippic

an oration or declamation full of bitter and accusatory invective, named after the orations of Demosthenes attacking Philip of Macedon.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

philippic - a speech of violent denunciation     tirade, broadside denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing declamation - vehement oratory