'Peripatetic' definitions:
Definition of 'peripatetic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic]
adjective
Traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: peripatetic, wayfaring]
noun
A person who walks from place to place
noun
A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic]
Definition of 'Peripatetic'
From: GCIDE
- Peripatetic \Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to walk about; peri` about + ? to walk: cf. F. p['e]ripat['e]tique.]
- 1. Walking about; itinerant. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school." --Howell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Peripatetic'
From: GCIDE
- Peripatetic \Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, n.
- 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'peripatetic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Ahasuerus,
- ambulant,
- ambulative,
- ambulator,
- ambulatory,
- Ancient Mariner,
- Argonaut,
- backpacker,
- bird of passage,
- circuit-riding,
- drifter,
- expeditionary,
- floater,
- Flying Dutchman,
- foot passenger,
- foot soldier,
- foot traveler,
- footslogger,
- gad,
- gadabout,
- globe-girdling,
- globe-trotting,
- go-about,
- going,
- Goliard,
- hiker,
- hitchhiker,
- hoofer,
- infantryman,
- itinerant,
- itinerary,
- jaywalker,
- journeying,
- locomotive,
- marcher,
- mover,
- moving,
- mundivagant,
- nomadic,
- Odysseus,
- Oisin,
- on tour,
- Ossian,
- paddlefoot,
- passing,
- pedestrian,
- perambulating,
- perambulatory,
- peregrinative,
- peregrinator,
- peregrine,
- pilgrimlike,
- progressing,
- rambler,
- roamer,
- rolling stone,
- rover,
- roving,
- runabout,
- straggler,
- stroller,
- strolling,
- strolling player,
- touring,
- touristic,
- touristy,
- trailsman,
- tramper,
- traveling,
- trekking,
- troubadour,
- Ulysses,
- vagabond,
- vagrant,
- visitant,
- walker,
- walking,
- walkist,
- wanderer,
- wandering,
- wandering minstrel,
- wandering scholar,
- wayfaring