Lover of Wisdom
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Phi-los-o-pher /noun
a person engaged or learned in philosophy, esp. as an academic discipline. ORIGIN Middle English: from a variant of Old French philosophe, via Latin from Greek philosophos ‘lover of wisdom,’ from philein ‘to love’ + sophos ‘wise.’
Philosopher.
One of my favorite words.
Did you know “philosopher” comes from the Greek philosophos and literally means ‘lover of wisdom’?
Love that.
And, ssssshhhhhhh, but in case you didn’t know…
* whispers *
You’re a philosopher.
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