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eleatic

A เกี่ยวกับ เมือง  Elea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELEATIC

a.An epithet given to a certain sect of philosophers, so called from Elea, or Velia, a town of the Lucani; as the Eleatic sect or philosophy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELEATIC

E `le *at "ic, a. Etym: [L. eleaticus, from Elea (or Velia ) in Italy. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason. -- n.

 

Defn: A philosopher of the Eleatic school.

 

ELEATICISM

ELEATICISM E `le *at "i *cism, n.

 

Defn: The Eleatic doctrine.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Eleatic

El e at ic |ˌelēˈatik ˌɛliˈædɪk | adjective of or relating to Elea, an ancient Greek city in southwestern Italy, or the school of philosophers that flourished there in about the 5th century bc, including Xenophanes, Parmenides, and Zeno. noun an Eleatic philosopher. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin Eleaticus, from Elea.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Eleatic

Eleatic |ˌɛlɪˈatɪk | adjective relating to Elea, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, or the school of philosophers which flourished there in about the 5th century bc, including Xenophanes, Parmenides, and Zeno. noun an Eleatic philosopher. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin Eleaticus, from Elea.

 

Spanish Dictionary

eleático, -ca

eleático, -ca adjetivo 1 Relativo a Elea, antigua ciudad de Italia en la Magna Grecia, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Elea :Parménides es uno de los más famosos filósofos eleáticos .3 adjetivo De la escuela filosófica fundada por Zenón de Elea (s. v a. C.) o relacionado con ella .