| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a filial manner.[Websters]
2. In a childlike, babyish or childish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective filial.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (filial) | 1. Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.[Wordnet]. 2. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect".[Wordnet]. 3. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.[Websters]. 4. Bearing the relation of a child.[Websters]. 5. Being infantile, childlike, childish, puerile or babyish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Adjective base of the adverb filially.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FILIALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
Specialty Definition: filial
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] Pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming a child in relation to his parents. Filial love is such an affection as a child naturally bears to his parents. Filial duty or obedience is such duty or obedience as the child owes to his parents.. | 2: [Adjective] Bearing the relation of a son. Springs of like leaf erect their filial heads.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Designating the generation or generations following a parental generation. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: filial
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Filial duty | Duty of a child to its parents. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Filial love | The love of a child for a parent. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Filial piety | In Confucian thought, filial piety (Chinese Xiào (孝)) is one of the virtues to be cultivated: a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. (references) | ||
| Sutra of Filial Piety | An apocryphal sutra composed in China and apparently an exercise in Buddhist apologetics. (references) | ||
| Temple of Bright Filial Piety | The Temple of Bright Filial Piety on Guangxiao Road is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou and was the mansion of Prince Zhao Jiande of the Nanyue Kingdom during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: filial
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Filial generation (F1, F2) | Energy | Each generation of offspring in a breeding program, designated F1, F2, etc. (references) | |
| Filial piety | Agriculture | Devotion and reverence to parents and family. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: filial | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Filial piety | 15 | Filial | 2 | |
| Sutra of Filial Piety | 3 | Filial piety | 15 | |
| Temple of Bright Filial Piety | 3 | Sutra of Filial Piety | 3 | |
| Filial | 2 | Temple of Bright Filial Piety | 3 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
