Meanings
- A Greek given name.
- The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.
Euthyphro is no Xenophanes but as a religious and thinking man he can turn to great teachers; […]
1985, Michael Despland, The Education of Desire, page 332 more examples
Lucretius was the Xenophanes of Roman culture, a great theorist (visionary), an ardent disciple of Universal Nature, an enemy of all superstition, false gods, and false fear of death, […]
1931, Hermann Schneider, Margaret Minna Green, The History of World Civilization, volume 2, page 614No Xenophanes arose amongst the Jews to rebuke them for ascribing to Jahweh acts which would be accounted a shame and a disgrace amongst men; […]
1970, John Arthur Passmore, The Perfectibility of Man, page 77
Origin
- Ancient GreekΞενοφάνης
- EnglishXenophanes
From Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs). The name means “of foreign appearance” and is composed of ξένος (xénos, “foreign”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).
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Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης
- Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Bengali জিনোফেনিস
- জিনোফেনিস (jinōpheniś)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Bulgarian Ксенофан
- Ксенофан (Ksenofan)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Chinese Mandarin 色诺芬尼
- 色诺芬尼a Greek philosopher and a poet
Dutch Xenophanes
- Xenophanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Finnish Ksenofanes
- Ksenofanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
French Xénophane
- Xénophanea Greek philosopher and a poet
German Xenophanes
- Xenophanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Greek Ξενοφάνης
- Ξενοφάνης (Xenofánis)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Italian Senofane
- Senofanea Greek philosopher and a poet
Japanese クセノパネス
- クセノパネス (kusenopanesu)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Korean 크세노파네스
- 크세노파네스 (keusenopaneseu)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Latin Xenophanes
- Xenophanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Latvian Ksenofans
- Ksenofansa Greek philosopher and a poet
Lithuanian Ksenofanas
- Ksenofanasa Greek philosopher and a poet
Polish Ksenofanes
- Ksenofanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Portuguese Xenófanes
- Xenófanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Romanian Xenofan
- Xenofana Greek philosopher and a poet
Russian Ксенофа́н
- Ксенофа́н (Ksenofán)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Slovak Xenofanes
- Xenofanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Spanish Jenófanes
- Jenófanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Turkish Ksenofanes
- Ksenofanesa Greek philosopher and a poet
Ukrainian Ксенофан
- Ксенофан (Ksenofan)a Greek philosopher and a poet
Cite this entry
Xenophanes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophanes
“Xenophanes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophanes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xenophanes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophanes.
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