Definitions for: Peripatetic

[n] a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
[n] a person who walks from place to place
[adj] traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"

Webster (1913) Definition: Per`i*pa*tet"ic, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr.
? to walk about; ? about + ? to walk: cf. F.
p['e]ripat['e]tique.]
1. Walking about; itinerant.

2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle
(who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at
Athens), or to his followers. ``The true peripatetic
school.'' --Howell.

Per`i*pa*tet"ic, n.
1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler.

2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

Synonyms: Aristotelean, Aristotelian, unsettled, wayfaring

See Also: adherent, disciple, footer, pedestrian, walker

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