Neopythagorean

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Neopythagoreanism.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectiveNeopythagorean (comparative more Neopythagorean, superlative most Neopythagorean)

comparative more Neopythagorean · superlative most Neopythagorean · alternative neo-Pythagorean

  1. Of or pertaining to Neopythagoreanism.

    Nevertheless Neopythagorean treatises are extant that were written in Alexandria at the end of the first century B.C. Some of these treatises were written by women adopting as pennames the names of earlier female disciples and relatives of Pythagoras.

    2013, Helene Foley, Reflections of Women in Antiquity, page 311
nounNeopythagorean (plural Neopythagoreans)

plural Neopythagoreans · alternative neo-Pythagorean

  1. An adherent of Neopythagoreanism.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

Neopythagorean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neopythagorean

MLA

“Neopythagorean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neopythagorean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neopythagorean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neopythagorean.

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