philology 

1. Study of language or literature.

2. Specifically, study of the languages and literatures of Classical Greece and Rome; study of Latin and Ancient Greek languages.

See philologist

Hoold thou thy pees thou poete Marcian That writest vs that ilke weddyng murie Of hire Philologie and hym Mercurie. (Martianus Capella, 5th cent. wrote ‘De nuptiis Philologiæ et Mercurii’.) 1386, Chaucer, Merch. T. 490

philology by mihailoff February 20, 2005

Philology 

The science of Love or Love-making, as from the stem phil-, meaning love/enthusiasm (bibliophile = book-lover, pedophile = child-lover), and the suffix -ology, referring to a science (physchology and Biology for example). This is to be differentiated from a specific sort of philology as Romance Philology, the study of Latin (literally "The Science of Loving things Roman").

-Man, I gave her a 3-hour lecture in philology last night, if you know what I mean.
-Oh, sweet. I knew she had it bad for you.

Philology by Tweed Suited Intellectual December 28, 2005

Philogynist 

noun
A person who likes or admires women.

All straight men are philogynists

Philogynist by Linguine88 April 10, 2020

philologist 

From Ancient Greek: phil- (love), and -logos (word).

1. Someone who studies language or literature.

2. Specifically, someone who studies Ancient Greek and Latin languages; a classicist.

For his Method, let no nice Philologist distaste it, as too Calvinistical.

philologist by mihailoff February 20, 2005

philogynist 

A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity, -- opposed to misogynist.

That guy loves women too much. He's a true philogynist.

philogynist by rolandog October 16, 2006

philogynista 

A woman who is a lover or friend of women; one who esteems womankind, a woman who may or may not feel sexual attraction to other women

She adores women; she is a real philogynista!

philogynista by Jenny Crowe July 18, 2006

pieology 

the most amazing pizza place on earth.

"Hey dude want to go to Pieology after school?"
"PIEOLOGY?!?! FUCK YEAH I LOVE THAT PLACE"

pieology by Cagekingman February 20, 2015