Eleatic

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adjective

El·​e·​at·​ic ˌel-ē-ˈa-tik 

: 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

Eleaticism

ˌel-ē-ˈa-tə-ˌsi-zəm 

noun

Eleaticism

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noun

El·​e·​at·​i·​cism -təˌsizəm 

plural -s

: Eleatic doctrine

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

First Known Use

Adjective

1695, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Eleatic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• climatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic