theophilus

noun

1. a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
2. a male given name.

noun

1. a conspicuous crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, 100 kilometres in diameter

noun

1. died 842 ad, Byzantine emperor (829–42); a patron of learning and supporter of iconoclasm

masc. proper name, Greek Theophilos, literally “dear to God; loved by the gods,” from theos “god” (see Thea) + philos “loved, beloved” (see -phile).