xenophanean

xenophanean
\\zə̇|näfə|nēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Xenophanes, 6th century B.C. Greek philosopher + English -an
: of or relating to the Eleatic philosopher Xenophanes or his doctrines noteworthy for their emphatic but perhaps pantheistic monotheism

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  • Xenophanean — adjective Of or related to the pre Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon …   Wiktionary

  • xenophanean — xe·noph·a·ne·an …   English syllables

  • Xenophanes — Xenophanean, adj. /zeuh nof euh neez /, n. c570 c480 B.C., Greek philosopher and poet. * * * ▪ Greek poet and philosopher born c. 560 BC, Colophon, Ionia died c. 478       Greek poet and rhapsode, religious thinker, and reputed precursor of the… …   Universalium

  • Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …   History of philosophy

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