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Meaning of philiac | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Involving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love.

Examples

“Erotic love is selfish love, philiac love is a mutual giving that ceases when mutuality ceases.”
“Our theme is the philiac or friendly function of Mind at Large.”
“...the more philiac world-views of Gower and Hoccleve tend rather to reject dialogue and favour compilatio as a literary model.”
“Now, philiac sexuality is by no means restricted to homosexuality, nor, obviously, are all homosexual relationships philiac in nature.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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