Gadit
French

philosophie

Englishphilosophy
Definitions (2)
1nounThe study of big questions about life, knowledge, truth, right and wrong, and how we should think.
She chose philosophie because she loves asking deep questions about life.
In university, philosophie helps students think carefully about truth and morality.
His interest in philosophie began when he started reading about free will.
2noun(French studies) A school subject about the main questions of existence and knowledge.
In the textbook, philosophie is presented as a subject that explores existence and knowledge.
Students in upper secondary French studies may read short texts in philosophie.
Our French culture unit includes a chapter on philosophie.
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Word Origin
Language
Greek
Word parts
philo (love) + sophia (wisdom)
Originally meant
love of wisdom
Background
The word comes from ancient Greek and was used for the search for wisdom and understanding. It passed into French as philosophie and into English as philosophy.