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.

Near-synonyms

• Parmenidean

Related terms

• Elea, Velia
• Eleaticism

Translations

of the philosophical school in Elea

• German: eleatisch
• Italian: eleatico (it)
• Swedish: eleatisk (sv)

Noun

Eleatic (plural Eleatics)

1. A philosopher of the Eleatic school.

Translations

philosopher of the Eleatic school

• German: Eleate (de) m
• Italian: eleate m
• Swedish: eleat c

Further reading

• Eleatics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia