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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERIPATETIC

a.[Gr. to walk about. ] Pertaining to Aristotle's system of philosophy, or to the sect of his followers.

 

PERIPATETIC

n.A follower of Aristotle, so called because the founders of his philosophy taught, or his followers disputed questions, walking in the Lyceum at Athens. 1. It is ludicrously applied to one who is obliged to walk, or cannot afford to ride.

 

PERIPATETICISM

n.The notions or philosophical system of Aristotle and his followers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERIPATETIC

Per `i *pa *tet "ic, a. Etym: [L. peripateticus, Gr. péripatétique.]

 

1. Walking about; itinerant.

 

2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens ), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school. " Howell.

 

PERIPATETIC

PERIPATETIC Per `i *pa *tet "ic, n.

 

1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler.

 

2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

 

PERIPATETICAL

PERIPATETICAL Per `i *pa *tet "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Peripatetic. [R.] Hales.

 

PERIPATETICISM

Per `i *pa *tet "i *cism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. péripatétisme.]

 

Defn: The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2. Lond. Sat. Rev.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

peripatetic

per i pa tet ic |ˌperipəˈtetik peripəˈtetɪk | ▶adjective 1 traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods: the peripatetic nature of military life. 2 ( Peripatetic ) Aristotelian. [with reference to Aristotle's practice of walking to and fro while teaching. ] ▶noun 1 a person who travels from place to place. 2 ( Peripatetic ) an Aristotelian philosopher. DERIVATIVES per i pa tet i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, per i pa tet i cism |-ˈtetəˌsizəm |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting an Aristotelian philosopher ): from Old French peripatetique, via Latin from Greek peripatētikos ‘walking up and down, ’ from the verb peripatein.

 

Oxford Dictionary

peripatetic

peripatetic |ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk | ▶adjective 1 travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods: the peripatetic nature of military life. • (of a teacher ) working in more than one school or college: a peripatetic music teacher. 2 ( Peripatetic ) Aristotelian. [with reference to Aristotle's practice of walking to and fro while teaching. ] ▶noun 1 a person who travels from place to place, especially a teacher who works in more than one school or college. 2 ( Peripatetic ) an Aristotelian philosopher. DERIVATIVES peripatetically adverb, peripateticism |-sɪz (ə )m |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting an Aristotelian philosopher ): from Old French peripatetique, via Latin from Greek peripatētikos ‘walking up and down ’, from the verb peripatein.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

peripatetic

peripatetic adjective I could never get used to her peripatetic lifestyle: nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant, migratory, unsettled.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

peripatetic

peripatetic adjective his peripatetic way of life: nomadic, itinerant, travelling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant, migratory, ambulatory, unsettled, vagabond, vagrant.

 

French Dictionary

péripatéticienne

péripatéticienne n. f. nom féminin plaisanterie Prostituée. Note Orthographique péripa té ti c ienne.

 

Spanish Dictionary

peripatético, -ca

peripatético, -ca adjetivo 1 De la doctrina filosófica de Aristóteles (384 -322 a. C.) o relacionado con ella :la escuela peripatética contribuyó al desarrollo de las ciencias naturales .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es seguidor de esta doctrina filosófica .3 adjetivo formal [actividad ] Que se realiza paseando .4 coloquial Que es ridículo o extravagante en sus juicios y opiniones :es peripatético pensar que lo que uno hace es lo mejor .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

peripatetic

per i pa tet ic /pèrɪpətétɪk /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠歩き回る, (場所から場所へ )渡り歩く, 巡回の .2 〖P- 〗〘哲 〙逍遥 （しようよう ）学派の, アリストテレス学派の 〘アリストテレスが歩きながら門弟たちに哲学を説いたことから 〙.名詞 C 1 歩き回る人 (wanderer ), 歩行者 .2 〖P- 〗〘哲 〙アリストテレス学派の人 .p è r i pa t é t i cal ly 副詞