Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A disciple of Aristotle.

    a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

Origin

From Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περίπατος (perípatos, “strolling, covered wal

From Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περίπατος (perípatos, “strolling, covered walk, conversation while walking”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + πατέω (patéō, “to walk”). Aristotle’s school was sometimes called the περιπατητικοί (peripatētikoí) "those who are prone to walking" or οἱ ἐκ τοῦ περιπάτου (hoi ek toû peripátou, “those from the walk”) in reference either to his supposed habit of teaching while traversing the περίπατοι (perípatoi, “walkways”) of the Lyceum or simply to the walkways themselves with which the school became associated.

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Forms

plural: Peripatetics

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism:AristotelianAristotelean

Word family

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