Main Entry: El·e·at·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌel-ē-ˈa-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin Eleaticus, from Greek Eleatikos, from Elea (Velia), ancient town in southern Italy

Date: 1695

: of or relating to a school of Greek philosophers founded by Parmenides and developed by Zeno and marked by belief in the unity of being and the unreality of motion or change

— Eleatic noun

— El·e·at·i·cism \-ˈa-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun