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Pissasphalt. [Obs.]

A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.

One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism, n. [Chiefly newspaper words.]

One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes found in the newspapers.]

Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.

Situated beneath the esophagus. [Written also suboesophageal.] Subesophageal ganglion (Zoöl.), a large special ganglion situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.

Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra- oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]

See Supra-esophagal.

Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy.

A theosophist.

Of or pertaining to theosophy. -- The`o*soph"ic*al*ly, adv.

Belief in theosophy. Murdock.

One addicted to theosophy. The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God, or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his own, for its basis. R. A. Vaughan.

Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.

To practice theosophy. [R.]

Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished f…

To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.

Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine. -- Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n.

An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace. The Abderite, Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Hume.