Philip
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one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
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one of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6; 8:26–40.
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King Metacomet, died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76; leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.
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Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921–2021, consort of Elizabeth II.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.”
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New Testament
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one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
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Also: Philip the Evangelist. one of the seven deacons appointed by the early Church
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Also: Philip the Tetrarch. one of the sons of Herod the Great, who was ruler of part of former Judaea (4 bc –34 ad ) (Luke 3:1)
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King, American Indian name Metacomet. died 1676, American Indian chief, the son of Massasoit. He waged King Philip's War against the colonists of New England (1675–76) and was killed in battle
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Prince. another name for the (Duke of): Edinburgh. Prince. another name for the (Duke of) Edinburgh
Example Sentences
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In 2021, the late Prince Philip was photographed leaving hospital in the back of a car, which went viral and sparked multiple memes.
From BBC
"This tells us that beige fat doesn't care whether the burning is triggered by cold or by diet," says Philip Ruppert.
From Science Daily
Opera debut this Saturday with a production of “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass, running through late March.
From Los Angeles Times
In the late 1990s, neurologist Philip Kennedy developed the first BCI to allow a severely paralyzed patient to move a computer cursor using their brain.
From MarketWatch
Having studied philosophy at Sogang University in Seoul, the soft-spoken filmmaker is also known as a great lover of literature, especially Emile Zola and Philip Roth.
From Barron's
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