Elea
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Also called Ve·li·a [vee-lee-uh] /ˈvi li ə/ .
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How to use Elea in a sentence
Nothing demonstrates this better than the celebrated arguments which we owe to Zeno of Elea.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson | Edouard le RoyHe should rather have said—'scoles of Elea and of the Academie.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7) | Geoffrey ChaucerFrom thence they sailed over to Subota, an island between Elea and Athos.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End | Titus LiviusThe school of Elea rejected the gross anthropomorphism of the Homeric theology.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy | Benjamin Franklin CockerLogic has the serpent in her hand below a veil, and at her feet Zeno of Elea, who is reading.
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects | Giorgio Vasari
British Dictionary definitions for Elea
/ (ˈiːlɪə) /
(in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana
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