Pronunciation: ˌ el- ē - ' a-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin Eleaticus, from Greek Eleatikos, from Elea (Velia), ancient town in southern Italy
Date: 1695
: of or relating to a school of Greek philosophers founded by Parmenides and developed by Zeno and marked by belief in the unity of being and the unreality of motion or change
– Eleatic noun
– El · e · at · i · cism \ - ' a-t ə - ˌ si-z ə m \ noun