philosophation
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[edit]Noun
[edit]philosophation (countable and uncountable, plural philosophations)
- (obsolete) philosophical speculation and discussion
- 1655, Samuel Hartlib, His Legacy of Husbandry:
- there need no other or further philosophation concerning the same
- 1681, Joseph Glanvill, Saducismus Triumphatus:
- I hope it will offend no Man if we send them quite packing from our Philosophations touching an Incorporeal Being or Spirit
References
[edit]- “philosophation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.