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English → English (gcide) Definition: Philadelphian Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, a. [Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo`s brother.] Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania. [1913 Webster] Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]