noun
(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science
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Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought
• Syn: ↑peripateticism
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Peripatetic (for: ↑peripateticism), ↑Aristotelean, ↑Aristotelian
• Topics: ↑philosophy
• Hypernyms: ↑philosophical doctrine, ↑philosophical theory
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/ar'euh steuh teel"yeuh niz'euhm, -tee"lee euh-, euh ris'teuh-/, n.
1. the philosophy of Aristotle.
2. emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations.
[1835-45; ARISTOTELIAN + -ISM]
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Aristotēˈlianism or Aristotˈelism noun
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Main Entry: ↑Aristotelian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.