Definition of "philosopher" []

• A student of or specialist in philosophy. (noun)
• A person who lives and thinks according to a particular philosophy. (noun)
• A person who is calm and rational under any circumstances. (noun)

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• "As to the term philosopher's stone, he alleged that it was a mere figure, to deceive the vulgar."
• "We have loitered long with Yehuda Halevi, and still not long enough, for we have not yet spoken of his claims to the title philosopher, won for him by his book _Al-Chazari_."
• "But I do believe that he will be the personification of what I call the philosopher king."