English words for 'The philosophy or method of Socrates.'
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- any philosopher who lived before Socrates
- (historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5ᵗʰ century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).
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- (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism.
- (classical studies) The disciples of Plato.
- A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
- A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.
- A specific society of scholars or artists.
- An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
- (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
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- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
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- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
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- (countable) Initialism of electrical engineer.
- (software) Initialism of execution environment
- Initialism of Easter egg.
- Initialism of electrical engineering.
- (uncountable, psychiatry) Initialism of expressed emotion.
- the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
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- An Athenian or Milesian philosopher who was preceptor to Socrates, noted for the doctrine that heat and cold are the principles of all things.
- Any of various kings in the area of Macedonia dating from BC 399 to AD 6, most notably Herod Archelaus, an ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD.
- A sculptor from Priene during the reign of Claudius, most noted for an image of Homer reputed to have been found in 1658.
- A bishop of Mesopotamia under the emperor Probus, noted for his treatise on the Manichaean heresy dating to AD 277.
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- the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
- The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
- The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
- The national character or culture of Greece.
- The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
- A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
- Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
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- any philosopher who lived before Socrates
- (historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5ᵗʰ century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).
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- the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
- The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
- The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
- The national character or culture of Greece.
- The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
- A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
- Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
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adj
noun
- any philosopher who lived before Socrates
- (historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5ᵗʰ century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).
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- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
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- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university