Category: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.

Philadelphian 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.