philippic
Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
[…] the Bema, from whence Demosthenes thundered his philippics and fired the wavering patriotism of his countrymen.
Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
Mrs. Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing herself up more stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort this bitter phillipic; “Miss Morton is Lord Morton’s daughter.”
Where it comes from
From Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Related words
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry philippic (CC BY-SA 4.0).