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PHI (abbreviation) : Protected Health Information such as Social Security numbers, names, addresses, etc...

PHI should always be kept strictly confidential.

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Feb. 18, 2009 15:00

phicon (noun) : A physical icon; a digital, interactive device used in multi-touch screen technology.

Using physical icons (phicons) the user can stipulate the position of virtual cameras. —Oliver Schwabe,

Submitted by: Rene Suarez from Canada on May. 24, 2007 12:56

philanthrophobia (noun) : reluctance to engage in philanthropy

Submitted by: Rodrigo from New Jersey on Apr. 24, 2009 15:01

philematology (noun) : the study of kissing

Submitted by: Rana Weber from Iowa on Jan. 29, 2007 19:13

philoetry (noun) : is the combination of philosophy and poetry.

His philoetry combines rhyme with reason reflecting the deeper meaning of our conscious lives. —John Sparacio, Poetry as Poetry, In process - June 2006

Submitted by: John Sparacio from New Jersey on Jun. 09, 2006 19:26

philontology

(noun) : [philosophy + ontology] the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, conduct, and guidance in practical affairs

Submitted by: George Romero from California on Jan. 22, 2008 17:53

philophilia

(noun) : (Gr philia, love) – love for love's sake.

Todd is a philophil. He does not love you or anybody in particular, he just enjoys being in love. —Mikhail Epstein, Predictionary, 2002

Submitted by: Mikhail Epstein from Georgia Us on Mar. 31, 2007 18:53

(noun) : (lit. love of love) 1) a philosophical condition characterized by a love of the idea of love. 2) a psychological ailment expressed in the tendency to fall in love for the amorous experience itself, rather than due to any sincere emotion toward the putative object of affection.

1) An unrelenting philophilia informed the poet's celebration of humanity and contempt for the all-too-human. 2) Partners of philophiles often find themselves in intense relationships in which they are utterly irrelevant.

Submitted by: Nilabja Bhattacharya from New York on Nov. 07, 2005 11:48

philophobia

(noun) : (Gr philia, love + phobia, fear) - a persistent irrational fear of love and intimacy, of deep relationship with smbd.

It seems Stalin suffered from philophobia. He never had a deep personal relationship with anybody, a man or a woman, either friendship or love. —Mikhail Epstein, Predictionary, 2002

Submitted by: Mikhail Epstein from Georgia Us on Mar. 31, 2007 18:54

(noun) : (lit. fear of love) A psychological ailment characterized by an aversion to romantic relationships.

An adolescent amorous ardor that remained unrequited effected instead the onset of acute philophobia, prompting our gentle Mr. Blathering to remain a bachelor for the rest of his life.

Submitted by: Nilabja Bhattacharya from New York on Nov. 07, 2005 12:34

Philosophicate (verb) : (of an amateur) to attempt to create theories on the nature of reality based on one's own perceptions of existence.

Before he was a philosopher, teaching Aristotle the ways of philosophy, Plato would philosophicate with his master, Socrates.

Submitted by: Chris N. Tzortzis from Colorado on Oct. 26, 2006 13:50

Philosophisticated

(adjective) : Sophisticated in the ways of Philosophy.

Albert Einstien was very Philosophisticated and a great conversationallist. —Zachary Royer, Colorado Springs Colorado, 06-23-07

Submitted by: Zachary Royer from Colorado on Jun. 23, 2007 17:20

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