Pythagorean

//p(a)ɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.

    "Plato could still speak the language of archaic myth. He could speak it, because he was a Pythagorean, and myth was their technical language."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to Pythagoras.

    "Pertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]"

  2. 2
    Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry wordnet

Synonyms

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abstainerabstemiousadherentasceticcelibatechaste

Example

More examples

"Pythagorean thought was dominated by mathematics, but it was also profoundly mystical."

Etymology

From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.

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