Eleatic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Eleāticus, from Ancient Greek ᾿Ελεατικός, from Ἐλέα (Eléa, “Elea, Velia”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛliˈætɪk/

Adjective

Eleatic (comparative more Eleatic, superlative most Eleatic)

  1. Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.

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Noun

Eleatic (plural Eleatics)

  1. A philosopher of the Eleatic school.

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