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- noun A disciple of
Aristotle ; anAristotelian . - adjective Of or pertaining to the
philosophy ormethods of Aristotle, or to his followers.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Stoic; and having spent a considerable time with him, when I had not acquired any further knowledge of God (for he did not know himself, and said such instruction was unnecessary), I left him and betook myself to another, who was called a Peripatetic, and as he fancied, shrewd.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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A barbarous philofophy, called the Peripatetic, prevailed after this for a long period.
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"I surrendered myself to a certain Stoic, and, having spent a considerable time with him, when I had not acquired any further knowledge of God -- for he did not know it himself, and said such instruction was unnecessary -- I left him and betook myself to another, who was called a Peripatetic, and, as he fancied, shrewd.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Rossiter Johnson 1906
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"'Peripatetic' is probably a word you'd use about him.
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In 2010, he published a memoir, "Recollections of a Peripatetic Pedagogue."
The Suzuki Method He Imported Keyed a Music Revolution Stephen Miller 2011
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Peripatetic, because the source of LP's music was dynamic, shifting from percussion to keyboards to the trading lead rapid-fire vocals of rapping Mike Shinoda to Chester Bennington whose signature is a primal full-voiced "scream."
Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney: Peripatetic Paroxysms: Linkin Park Live, Madison Square Garden Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney 2011
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Peripatetic author Paul Theroux has a new best-of book—and strong views on travel essentials, the worst tourists and food worth avoiding.
The Great Escapist Steve Garbarino 2011
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I just typed The End on (okay, don't laugh at this title, or do!) "Professor Dingleberry and the Peripatetic Coxcomb Abode."
SSF update marshallpayne1 2009
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Professor Dingleberry and the Peripatetic Coxcomb Abode (June 22 — 3,500 words) 102.
My fave Cure tune! marshallpayne1 2009
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One can only imagine Aristotle meandering about his patio lecturing to his Peripatetic pupils with "uh's" and "um's" and "hmm's" and "kinda's" and how that babbling affected the history of philosophical thought for the next couple thousand years.
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