Neopythagoreanism

noun

A Graeco-Alexandrian school of philosophy, reviving Pythagorean doctrines, which became prominent in the first and second centuries CE.

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nounNeopythagoreanism (uncountable)

alternative Neo-Pythagoreanism · alternative neo-Pythagoreanism

  1. uncountableA Graeco-Alexandrian school of philosophy, reviving Pythagorean doctrines, which became prominent in the first and second centuries CE.

Origin

From neo- + Pythagoreanism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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