Meanings
adjectiveEleatic (comparative more Eleatic, superlative most Eleatic)
comparative more Eleatic · superlative most Eleatic
- Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.
Origin
- Ancient Greek’Ελεατικός
- LatinEleāticus
- EnglishEleatic
Borrowed from Latin Eleāticus, from Ancient Greek ’Ελεατικός (’Eleatikós), from Ἐλέα (Eléa, “Elea, Velia”).
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Catalan eleàtic, eleata
- eleàticof the philosophical school in Elea
- eleataphilosopher of the Eleatic school
French éléatique, éléate
- éléatiqueof the philosophical school in Elea
- éléatephilosopher of the Eleatic school
German eleatisch, Eleate
- eleatischof the philosophical school in Elea
- Eleatephilosopher of the Eleatic school
Italian eleatico, eleate
- eleaticoof the philosophical school in Elea
- eleatephilosopher of the Eleatic school
Spanish eleata
- eleataphilosopher of the Eleatic school
Swedish eleatisk, eleat
- eleatiskof the philosophical school in Elea
- eleatphilosopher of the Eleatic school
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Eleatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eleatic
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“Eleatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eleatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eleatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eleatic.
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