-philia

-philia
noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philia friendship, from philos dear 1. friendly feeling toward <
Francophilia
>
2. tendency toward <
hemophilia
>
3. abnormal appetite or liking for <
necrophilia
>

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  • Philia — ( el. φιλíα) in Aristotle s Nicomachean Ethics is usually translated as friendship , [And also sometimes as love .] though in fact his use of the term is rather broader than that. As Gerard Hughes points out, in Books VIII and IX Aristotle gives… …   Wikipedia

  • Philia — (gr. φιλíα) ist eine Art der Liebe. Sie wird auch als Freundschaftsliebe oder Gegenseitige Liebe bezeichnet. Philia wird schon von den Vorsokratikern behandelt. Eingehende Untersuchungen sind von Platon im Lysis und von Aristoteles überliefert.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Philia (Del Griego: φιλíα) Phil (Philo ) En un antiguo término griego para referirse al amor fraterno, incluyendo amistad y afecto. Se usa en contraste con otro término griego, “eros”, o amor sexual o amor romántico… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Philia — (en grec ancien φιλία / philía) est le mot grec pour exprimer l amour inconditionnel[réf. nécessaire]. L amitié qui fait que nous apprécions jusqu à la simple présence de l Autre aimé. En grec ancien, la philia recouvre aussi bien l amitié… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • -philia — element meaning friendship, fondness, tendency toward, and in recent use abnormal attraction to, from Gk. philia affection, from philos loving, of uncertain origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • -philia — ► COMBINING FORM ▪ denoting fondness, especially an abnormal love for or inclination towards something: paedophilia. DERIVATIVES philiac combining form philic combining form philous combining form. ORIGIN from Greek philia fondness …   English terms dictionary

  • Philĭa [1] — Philĭa (gr.), Freundschaft …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Philĭa [2] — Philĭa (a. Geogr.), so v.w. Philea 1) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Philia — PHILIA, æ, eine Nymphe, welcher unter andern Jupiter den jungen Bacchus, in der Insel Naxo, zur Auferziehung anvertrauete. Diod. Sic. l. V. c. 52. p. 225 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • PHILIA — insula. Vide Tacompsus. Item promuntor. Thraciae ados Ponti Euxini. Ptol. Filea in tabulis recentibus. Ubi Phinopolis oppid. Ptol. Melae l. 2. c. 2. ac Plin. l. 3. c. 5 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • philia — [ fıliə ] suffix 1. ) used for making nouns describing a form of sexual activity that is not considered normal: pedophilia (=sexual feelings toward children) 2. ) used for making nouns describing some medical conditions: hemophilia (=a condition… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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