neo-Pythagorean
neo-Pythagorean is the alternative form of Neopythagorean.
Meaning of Neopythagorean
Adjective
Neopythagorean (comparative more Neopythagorean, superlative most Neopythagorean)
- Of or pertaining to Neopythagoreanism.
- Nevertheless Neopythagorean treatises are extant that were written in Alexandria at the end of the first century B.C. Some of these treatises were written by women adopting as pennames the names of earlier female disciples and relatives of Pythagoras.2013, Helene Foley, Reflections of Women in Antiquity, page 311
Forms of neo-Pythagorean
| plural | neo-Pythagoreans |
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Questions about neo-Pythagorean
- What is neo-Pythagorean the alternative form of?
- Neo-Pythagorean is the alternative form of Neopythagorean.
Words near neo-Pythagorean in the dictionary
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