peripatetic
21peripatetic — [16] Peripatetic means literally ‘walking round’. It comes via Old French peripatetique and Latin peripatēticus from Greek peripatētikós. This was a derivative of peripatein, a compound verb formed from the prefix perí ‘round’ and patein ‘walk’.… …
22Peripatetic school (The) — The Peripatetic school1 Robert W.Sharples THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL AND OF ARISTOTLE’S WRITINGS The history of Peripatetic philosophy after Aristotle falls into two phases, divided by the renewal of interest in the works we now possess after… …
23Peripatetic school — The Peripatetics were members of a school of philosophy in ancient Greece. Their teachings derived from their founder, the Greek philosopher Aristotle and Peripatetic ( #x03b9; #x03b9; #x03ba; #x1f79; #x03c2;) is a name given to his followers.As… …
24Peripatetic axiom — The Peripatetic axiom is: Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses (Latin: Nihil est in intellectu quod non prius in sensu ). It is found in De veritate, q. 2 a. 3 arg. 19 . [cite book|last=Aquinas|first=Thomas… …
25peripatetic — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. capitalized a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism 2. pedestrian, itinerant 3. plural movement or journeys hither and thither II. adjective Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French …
26peripatetic — peripatetically, adv. peripateticism /per euh peuh tet euh siz euhm/, n. /per euh peuh tet ik/, adj. 1. walking or traveling about; itinerant. 2. (cap.) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient… …
27Peripatetic — 1. noun A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. And though it be True indeed, that some Aristotelians have occasionally written against the Chymical Doctrine he Oppugnes, yet since they have done it according to their Principles, And since our… …
28peripatetic — 1. adjective /ˌpɛr.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk,ˌpɛr.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ a) tending to walk about b) constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic. 2. noun /ˌpɛr.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk,ˌpɛr.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ a) One who walks about; a pedestrian; …
29peripatetic — Walking around; formerly used to describe a patient with “walking” (i.e., mild) typhoid fever. [G. peripatesis, a walking about] * * * peri·pa·tet·ic (per″ĭ pə tetґik) ambulatory (def. 1) …
30peripatetic — Synonyms and related words: Ahasuerus, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Flying Dutchman, Goliard, Odysseus, Oisin, Ossian, Ulysses, ambulant, ambulative, ambulator, ambulatory, backpacker, bird of passage, circuit riding, drifter, expeditionary,… …
