I guess you are one of the lucky few then (as in the only one). I still to this day hear people say âHappy Memorial Dayâ. Since the day is about paying honor to those that have fallen, I think it is appropriate. But then again that is what the post is about, coming up with the right way to greet someone.
The definition of a philippic is a cruel attack of words. An example of a philippic is an angry protestor yelling harsh words at someone with an opposing view. Philippic. Philippic.
Today, Philippi is an excavated ruin, dug up by French archaeologists from 1914 to 1938 and still being excavated today. When Paul arrived, it was one of the leading cities of Macedonia, founded in the 350 b.c.e. by Alexander the Great's father, Philip of Macedonia, and surrounded by walls.