SOCRATIC


Meaning of SOCRATIC in English

I. səˈkrad.]ik, sōˈ-, -at], ]ēk\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin socraticus, from Greek sōkratikos, from Sōkratēs Socrates died 399 B.C. Greek philosopher + -ikos -ic

: of or relating to the philosopher Socrates, Socratism, or the Socratics

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : a follower of Socrates

2. : a member of one of the minor schools of Greek philosophy (as the Cynic, Cyrenaic, or Megarian) influenced by Socrates — called also lesser Socratic, minor Socratic

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