philadelphian

Phil`a*del"phi*an, a. Etym: [Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo`s brother.] Defn: Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania. Phil`a*del"phi*an, n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) Defn: One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. Tatler.

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