Aristotelian

or Ar·is·to·te·lean

[ ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuh n, -tee-lee-uh n, uh-ris-tuh- ]

/ ˌær ə stəˈtil yən, -ˈti li ən, əˌrɪs tə- /

adjective

of, pertaining to, based on, or derived from Aristotle or his theories.

noun

a follower of Aristotle.

Origin of Aristotelian

1600–10; < Latin Aristotelī(us) < Greek Aristotéleios of Aristotle + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Aristotelian

an·ti-Ar·is·to·te·lian, adjective, noun half-Ar·is·to·te·lian, adjective post-Ar·is·to·te·lian, adjective pro-Ar·is·to·te·li·an, adjective

pseu·do-Ar·is·to·te·lian, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for aristotelian

Or, says McDonald, Jefferson may have been expressing an “Aristotelian idea.”

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This is Platonic, not Aristotelian, who believes in the eternity of motion as well as of time.

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik
The Aristotelian would find no difficulty in such a variability; it is only the disciple of Dalton to whom it seems impossible.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 |Various
It is simply the Aristotelian distinction between efficient and teleological causation.

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His interests were chiefly in the translation of Arabic works, especially such as bore upon the Aristotelian philosophy.

The Hindu-Arabic Numerals |David Eugene Smith
Here -32-Fracastoro attempts to explain the Aristotelian conception of the type with the aid of the Platonic notion of beauty.

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British Dictionary definitions for aristotelian

Aristotelian

/ (ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy

(of a philosophical position) derived from that of Aristotle, or incorporating such of his major doctrines as the distinctions between matter and form, and substance and accident, or the primacy of individuals over universals

noun

a follower of Aristotle

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Aristotelian

or Ar·is·to·te·lean

adjective

noun

Origin of Aristotelian

OTHER WORDS FROM Aristotelian

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British Dictionary definitions for aristotelian

adjective

noun