peripatetic
See also: Peripatetic
English
Alternative forms
- peripatetick (obsolete)
- Peripatetic (Aristotelian)
Etymology
From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “I walk”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Adjective
peripatetic (comparative more peripatetic, superlative most peripatetic)
- Tending to walk about.
- Constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
- (usually capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded -- from the practice of conducting philosophical conversations while taking a walk.
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- The true peripatetic school.
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Translations
walking about; itinerant
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constantly traveling
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Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought
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Noun
peripatetic (plural peripatetics)
- One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
- (usually capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
- 1961, Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics, 11:
- He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.
- 1961, Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics, 11:
Synonyms
- (one who walks): wayfarer, itinerant, pedestrian, nomad
Translations
one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant
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Aristotelian — see Aristotelian
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