Peripatetic

Peripatetic
1. noun
A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

And though it be True indeed, that some Aristotelians have occasionally written against the Chymical Doctrine he Oppugnes, yet since they have done it according to their Principles, And since our Carneades must as well oppose their Hypothesis as that of the Spagyrist, he was fain to fight his Adverfaries with their own Weapons, Those of the Peripatetick being Improper, if not hurtfull for a Person of his Tenents ; besides that those Aristotelians, (at Least, those he met with,) that have written against the Chymists, seem to have had so little Experimental Knowledge in Chymical Matters, that by their frequent Mistakes and unskilfull way of Oppugning, they have too often exposd Themselves to the Derision of their Adversaries, for writing so Confidently against what they appear so little to understand.

Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of Aristotle, or to his followers.

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  • peripatetic — PERIPATÉTIC, Ă, peripatetici, ce, adj. Care este întemeiat de Aristotel, care urmează doctrina lui Aristotel, care aparţine peripatetismului, privitor la peripatetism. ♦ (Substantivat) Peripatetician. – Din fr. péripatétique. Trimis de oprocopiuc …   Dicționar Român

  • Peripatetic — Per i*pa*tet ic, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to walk about; ? about + ? to walk: cf. F. p[ e]ripat[ e]tique.] 1. Walking about; itinerant. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peripatetic — Per i*pa*tet ic, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peripatetic — index itinerant (adjective), itinerant (noun), moving (in motion), pedestrian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. B …   Law dictionary

  • peripatetic — c.1400 (n.), disciple of Aristotle, from O.Fr. perypatetique (14c.), from L. peripateticus pertaining to the disciples or philosophy of Aristotle, from Gk. peripatetikos given to walking about (especially while teaching), from peripatein, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • peripatetic — itinerant, ambulatory, ambulant, nomadic, vagrant …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • peripatetic — [adj] constantly traveling ambulant, itinerant, itinerate, migrant, mobile, nomadic, perambulant, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring; concepts 401,584 Ant. fixed, settled …   New thesaurus

  • peripatetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) travelling from place to place. 2) working or based in a succession of places. DERIVATIVES peripatetically adverb. ORIGIN Greek peripat tikos walking up and down …   English terms dictionary

  • peripatetic — [per΄i pə tet′ik] adj. [Fr péripatétique < L peripateticus < Gr peripatētikos < peripatein, to walk about < peri , around + patein, to walk < IE base * pent , to step, go > FIND] 1. [P ] of the philosophy or the followers of… …   English World dictionary

  • peripatetic — [[t]pe̱rɪpəte̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a peripatetic life or career, they travel around a lot, living or working in places for short periods of time. [FORMAL] Her father was in the army and the family led a peripatetic… …   English dictionary

  • peripatetic — [ˌpɛrɪpə tɛtɪk] adjective 1》 travelling from place to place.     ↘working or based in a succession of places each for a short period.     ↘(of a teacher) working in more than one school or college. 2》 (Peripatetic) Aristotelian. [with ref. to… …   English new terms dictionary

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