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Philippine(1) (iou) and vindicate (oh)


Philippine(1) (iou)



Philippine adjective1 & noun. L18.
[from St Philip Neri (1515-95), founder of the Congregation of the Fathers of the Oratory at Rome + -INE1.]
A. noun. Pl. -ines, -ini [-i:ni:]. An Oratorian father or priest. Also (Hist.), a member of a religious society of young unmarried poor women whose patron was St Philip Neri. L18.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Oratorians or the Oratory of St Philip Neri. M19.

vindicate (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of vindicare 'to claim, avenge', from vindex 'person who claims, avenger']
to prove that someone who was blamed for something is in fact not guilty
::The charges are false, and we are sure we will be vindicated in court.
to prove that someone or something is right or true
-synonym justify justify
::The decision to advertise has been vindicated by the fact that Sales have grown.
-- vindication /7vIndZ5keIFEn/ n [singular, U]