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philia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness |
| Type of | feeling |
| Has types | fond regard, attachment, regard, respect, soft spot, protectiveness |
Examples of philia
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For example, Ancient Greek has the words philia, eros, agape, storge, and xenia.
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This is the highest level of philia, and in modern English might be called true friendship.
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Cali-philia is apparently transmitted through the mother.
From the boston.com
Not all bonds of philia involves reciprocity Aristotle notes.
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Generally though, the bonds of philia are symmetrical.
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Eros can be interpreted as a love for someone whom you love more than the philia, love of friendship.
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In many respects, it's surprising that Keen inspires the raucous Texa-philia that follows him wherever he goes.
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The other three are storge, philia and agape.
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Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Affection: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
- Suffixes with the common part -phil- (-phile, -philia, -philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes -phob-.
- Out of all of the forms of love magic that existed in the Greco-Roman world, the two most common were eros and philia. Unlike eros, which was more commonly used by men, philia magic was utilized by women and others who were considered to be social inferiors.
- 280 Philia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid.
- FEEL-ee-yuh/ or -phily /f(uh)-lee/ [from Greek phileo to love, regard with affection] (1) attraction to, tendency toward, or abnormal appetite for the thing indicated by the stem or prefix (agoraphilia).
- Love (affection, affinity)
- Attracted to; tendency toward
