Pythagorean
/p(a)ɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/
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South Asia/ˌpajt̪əˈɡorɪjən/
Pythagorean noun: a follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
Noun
Pythagorean (plural Pythagoreans)
- A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
- Plato could still speak the language of archaic myth. He could speak it, because he was a Pythagorean, and myth was their technical language.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 268
- Plato clearly distinguished the Orphics and the Pythagoreans.2021, Andrea Nightingale, Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 137
Adjective
Pythagorean (comparative more Pythagorean, superlative most Pythagorean)
- Pertaining to Pythagoras.
- Synonyms:
- Pythagoric
- Pertaining to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
- Synonyms:
- Pythagoric
- Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
Synonyms of Pythagorean
Forms of Pythagorean
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Pythagoreans |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Pythagorean |
| superlative | most Pythagorean |
Origin of Pythagorean
From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.
Words formed from Pythagorean
- Neopythagorean
- Pythagorean bean
- Pythagorean comma
- Pythagorean cup
- Pythagorean expectation
- Pythagorean extension
- Pythagorean field
- Pythagorean fraction
- Pythagorean hammers
- Pythagorean interval
- Pythagorean mean
- Pythagorean prime
- Pythagorean proposition
- Pythagorean quadruple
- Pythagorean scale
- Pythagorean square puzzle
- Pythagorean theorem
- Pythagorean triad
- Pythagorean triangle
- Pythagorean trigonometric identity
- Pythagorean triple
- Pythagorean tuning
Phrases with Pythagorean
Questions about Pythagorean
- What does Pythagorean mean?
- Pythagorean means a follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
- What part of speech is Pythagorean?
- Pythagorean can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Pythagorean?
- Pythagorean is pronounced /p(a)ɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/.
- What is the plural of Pythagorean?
- The plural of Pythagorean is Pythagoreans.
Words near Pythagorean in the dictionary
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