What Does Philippic Mean?

A philippic is a fiery, damning speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term is most famously associated with two noted orators of the ancient world: Demosthenes of ancient Athens and Cicero of ancient Rome.

What is meant by the term or expression philippic?

: a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation : tirade.

How do you use philippic in a sentence?

Philippic in a Sentence ?
  1. After my mother caught me stealing from her purse, she uttered a thirty-minute philippic about my future as a prison inmate.
  2. When the coach launched into a profanity-filled philippic, several players stormed out of the locker room.
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