PAIDEIA

Meaning of PAIDEIA in English

[ pʌɪ'dʌɪə ]

■ noun

1》 (in ancient Greece) a system of broad cultural education.

2》 formal the culture of a society.

Origin

from Gk.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PAIDEIA — pīˈdāə noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from Greek, education, culture, from paideuein to educate (from paid-, pais child) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAIDEIA — n. education which has as an objective to form a knowledgeable and mature mind
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PAIDEIA — (Greek: education, or learning), system of education and training in classical Greek and Hellenistic (Greco-Roman) cultures that included such subjects …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMANITIES — Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and their self-expression. Distinguished from the physical and biological sciences and, …
Английский словарь Британика
PHARMACOPEDIA — ˌfärməkəˈpēdēə, ˌfȧm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from pharmaco- + Greek paideia education — more at encyclopedia : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENCYCLOPEDIA — noun also en·cy·clo·pae·dia ə̇nˌsīkləˈpēdēə, (ˌ)en-, in rapid speech sometimes -dē in some contexts, as in “Encyclopaedia Britannica” ( -s ) …
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HYPNOPEDIA — /hip'neuh pee"dee euh/ , n. See sleep learning . [ 1930-35; HYPNO- + Gk paideía child-rearing, education, deriv. of paîs, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENCYCLOPEDIA — /en suy'kleuh pee"dee euh/ , n. 1. a book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENCYCLOPEDIA — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORTHOPAEDICS — [ ˌɔ:θə'pi:dɪks ] ( US orthopedics ) ■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the branch of medicine concerned with …
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HYPNOPAEDIA — [ ˌhɪpnəʊ'pi:dɪə ] ( US hypnopedia ) ■ noun learning by hearing while asleep or under hypnosis. Origin 1930s: from …
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ENCYCLOPEDIA — [ ɛnˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)'pi:dɪə , ɪn- ] (also encyclopaedia ) ■ noun a book or set of books giving information on many …
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ENCYCLOPEDIA — [en.cy.clo.pe.dia] also en.cy.clo.pae.dia n [ML encyclopaedia course of general education, fr. Gk enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, fr. paid-, …
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HUMANITIES — those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human beings and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of …
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HUMANISM — an attitude of mind attaching prime importance to human beings and human values, often regarded as the central theme of …
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA — also spelled Encyclopedia (from Greek enkyklios paideia, general education), reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or …
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EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY OF — the field of inquiry, speculation, and application in which philosophical methods are applied to the study of a problem, topic, …
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CATECHETICAL SCHOOL — in early Christianity, a type of educational institution with a curriculum directed toward inquirers (especially those trained in the Greek …
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THEOPHYLACTUS OF OCHRIDA — born c. 1050, , Euboea, Aegean island of Greece died c. 1109 also spelled Theophylact Of Ohrid Greek Orthodox archbishop …
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HESYCHIUS OF MILETUS — flourished 6th century Byzantine historian and literary biographer whose chronicle of world history influenced later Byzantine historical accounts and provided …
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HESIOD — flourished c. 700 BC Hesiod, detail of a mosaic by Monnus, 3rd century; in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier, Ger. Greek …
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GREGORY OF NYSSA, SAINT — born c. 335, , Caesarea, in Cappadocia, Asia Minor [now Kayseri, Turkey] died c. 394, ; feast day March 9 …
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CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, SAINT — born AD 150, , Athens died , between 211 and 215; Western feast day November 23; Eastern feast day November …
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ADLER, MORTIMER J. — born Dec. 28, 1902, New York, N.Y., U.S. in full Mortimer Jerome Adler American philosopher, educator, editor, and advocate of …
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ORTHOPAEDICS — ( BrE ) ( NAmE ortho·ped·ics ) / ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪks; NAmE ˌɔːrθə-/ noun [ U ] the branch of medicine concerned …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENCYCLOPEDIA — ( BrE also -pae·dia ) / ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə; NAmE / noun a book or set of books giving information about all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENCYCLOPAEDIA — en ‧ cy ‧ clo ‧ pe ‧ di ‧ a BrE AmE ( also encyclopaedia British English ) /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENCYCLOPEDIA — en ‧ cy ‧ clo ‧ pe ‧ di ‧ a BrE AmE ( also encyclopaedia British English ) /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORTHOPAEDICS — n.pl. (treated as sing.) (US -pedics) the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles, …
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