Philodox

//ˈfɪlədɒks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.

    "And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions."

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glory houndglory-hound

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"And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions."

Etymology

From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”).

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