Eleatic

Pronunciation: /ˌɛliˈætɪk/

The English word “Eleatic” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.

Borrowed from Latin Eleāticus, from Ancient Greek ’Ελεατικός (’Eleatikós), from Ἐλέα (Eléa, “Elea, Velia”).

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