Definition of peripatetic Peripatetic
/pɛˌɹʌpʌtɛˈtɪk/ - [peruputetik] - per•i•pa•tet•ic
We found 15 definitions of peripatetic from 5 different sources.
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What does peripatetic mean?
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NounPlural: peripatetics |
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| peripatetic - a person who walks from place to place | ||
| peripatetic - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism | ||
| Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic | ||
| adherent, disciple someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | ||
Adjective |
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| peripatetic - traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" | ||
| wayfaring | ||
| unsettled not yet settled; "unsettled territory" | ||
| peripatetic - of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" | ||
| Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- peripatetic (Noun)
One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. - peripatetic (Noun)
One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian. - peripatetic (Adjective)
Tending to walk about. - peripatetic (Adjective)
Constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic. - peripatetic (Adjective)
Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- peripatetic (a.)
Walking about; itinerant. - peripatetic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. - peripatetic (n.)
One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. - peripatetic (n.)
A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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peripatetic
-al, per-i-pa-tet′ik, -al, adj. walking about: of or pertaining to the philosophy of Aristotle, who taught while walking up and down in the Lyceum at Athens.—n. Peripatet′ic, an adherent of the philosophy of Aristotle: one accustomed or obliged to walk: (pl.) instruction by lectures.—n. Peripatet′icism, the philosophy of Aristotle. [Gr. peripatētikos—peri, about, patein, to walk.]
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🔤- peripatetic, noun, singular of peripatetics.
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