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Definition of "philomath" []

  • A lover of learning; a scholar. (noun)
  • An astrologer or predictor. (noun)

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Use "philomath" in a sentence
  • "I am all a-tremble with aspiration at the forthcoming bounty of verbiage that will soon ingress to my electrical correspondance receptacle. philomath (FIL-uh-math) noun"
  • "The _philomath_, for my present purpose, must be exhibited as giving a lesson to presumption."
  • "If you have quite done with l'Abbes Nolet, ask my friend l'Abbe Sallier to recommend to you some meagre philomath, to teach you a little geometry and astronomy; not enough to absorb your attention and puzzle your intellects, but only enough not to be grossly ignorant of either."