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peripatetic
per·i·pa·tet·ic P0195500 (pĕr′ə-pə-tĕt′ĭk)adj.1. Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot.2. Peripatetic Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.n.1. One who walks from place to place; an itinerant.2. Peripatetic A follower of the philosophy of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
[Middle English peripatetik, from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein, to walk about, or from peripatos, covered walk (where Aristotle allegedly lectured) : peri-, peri- + patein, to walk; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]peripatetic (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) or peripateticaladj1. itinerant2. (Education) Brit employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another: a peripatetic football coach. na peripatetic person[C16: from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein to pace to and fro] ˌperipaˈtetically adv
Peripatetic (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) adj (Philosophy) of or relating to the teachings of Aristotle, who used to teach philosophy while walking about the Lyceum in ancient Athensn (Philosophy) a student of Aristotelianismper•i•pa•tet•ic (ˌpɛr ə pəˈtɛt ɪk)
adj. 1. walking or traveling about; itinerant. 2. (cap.) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum. 3. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy. n. 4. an itinerant person. 5. (cap.) a member of the Aristotelian school. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin peripatēticus < Greek peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, literally, walking about =peripatē- (variant s. of peripateîn to walk about =peri- peri- + pateîn to walk) + -tikos -tic] per`i•pa•tet′i•cal•ly, adv. per`i•pa•tet′i•cism (-əˌsɪz əm) n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | peripatetic - a person who walks from place to placepedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot | | 2. |  Peripatetic - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of AristotelianismAristotelean, Aristotelianadherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | | Adj. | 1. | peripatetic - of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Aristotelic | | 2. | peripatetic - traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"wayfaringunsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
peripateticadjective travelling, wandering, roaming, migrant, mobile, roving, nomadic, itinerant, vagrant, vagabond, ambulant Her father was in the army and the family led a peripatetic existence.peripateticadjectiveLeading the life of a person without a fixed domicile; moving from place to place:itinerant, nomadic, vagabond, vagrant.Translationspéripatéticienitineranteperipatético
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peripatetic Brit employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another peripatetic
per·i·pa·tet·ic (per'i-pă-tet'ik), 1. Walking around; formerly used to describe a patient with "walking" (i.e., mild) typhoid fever. 2. Relating to a disease imported to a nonendemic area by a host clinically unaffected during the transport phase. [G. peripatēsis, a walking about] peripatetic As used in UK healthcare groups, a term referring to resources or services which are flexible and can be deployed where and when needed, rather than from one fixed place.per·i·pa·tet·ic (per'i-pă-tet'ik) 1. Walking around. 2. Relating to a disease imported to a nonendemic area by a host clinically unaffected during the transport phase. [G. peripatēsis, a walking about]peripatetic
Related to peripatetic: AristotelianSynonyms for peripateticadj travellingSynonyms- travelling
- wandering
- roaming
- migrant
- mobile
- roving
- nomadic
- itinerant
- vagrant
- vagabond
- ambulant
Synonyms for peripateticadj leading the life of a person without a fixed domicile; moving from place to placeSynonyms- itinerant
- nomadic
- vagabond
- vagrant
Words related to peripateticnoun a person who walks from place to placeRelated Wordsnoun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of AristotelianismSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophySynonyms- Aristotelean
- Aristotelian
- Aristotelic
adj traveling especially on footSynonymsRelated Words |