Socratic

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Socraticus, From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Σωκρατικός (Sōkratikós, “of Socrates”), from Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs, “Socrates”).

Adjective

Socratic (comparative more Socratic, superlative most Socratic)

1. Of or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophical methods and/or views.

Derived terms

• Socratic method

Translations

characteristic of the philosopher Socrates

• Czech: sokratovský
• Danish: sokratisk
• French: socratique (fr)
• Georgian: სოკრატული (soḳraṭuli)
• German: sokratisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Σωκρατικός (Sōkratikós)

• Italian: socratico (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sokratisk

• Polish: sokratyczny
• Portuguese: socrático
• Russian: сократи́ческий (ru) (sokratíčeskij)

Noun

Socratic (plural Socratics)

1. A follower of Socrates.

Translations

follower of Socrates

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: սոկրատիկոս (sokratikos)

• German: Sokratiker m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek:

  Ancient: Σωκρατικός (Sōkratikós)

• Portuguese: socrático m
• Russian: сокра́тик m (sokrátik)

Anagrams

• Racicots, Ritaccos, acrostic, sarcotic