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philippic

noun as in denunciation

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I found out that you were the author of the philippic,not through the editor of the journaloh no, poor man!

It was like a philippic of Demosthenes; it was a Ciceronian oration against some Catiline, real or supposed.

Then he went on with his bitter voice to utter a furious philippic against our celebrated literary men.

The sage made no reply, but arose from the deck and stroked his beard, whilst the old Genoese proceeded in his Philippic.

He was airing his cherished grudge, and pronouncing a severe philippic on the belles of the Dominion.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to philippic, such as: diatribe, exchange, reproach, screen, and tirade.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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