philodox

English

Etymology

From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlədɒks/

Noun

philodox (plural philodoxes)

1. A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions.

   • 2003, Heiner Bielefeldt, Symbolic Representation in Kant’s Practical Philosophy:

     This, however, is a difficult task that only a true philosopher, and not a mere philodox, will be willing to tackle.

   • 2005, Charles Harrington Elster, There’s a Word for It!: A Grandiloquent Guide to Life, p.UNKNOWN (perhaps blurb):

     Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with their opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed).

Synonyms

(Synonym):

• glory-hound

Antonyms

(Antonym):

• philosopher

Related terms

(Related terms):

• -dox
• heterodox
• orthodox
• philodoxer
• philodoxical

See also

(See also):

• cynic
• epicurean
• sophist
• stoic