Aristotelian

American  

[ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuhn, -tee-lee-uhn, uh-ris-tuh-] / ˌær ə stəˈtil yən, -ˈti li ən, əˌrɪs tə- /

Or Aristotelean

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, based on, or derived from Aristotle or his theories.

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noun

1. a follower of Aristotle.

Aristotelian British  

/ ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy

2. (of a philosophical position) derived from that of Aristotle, or incorporating such of his major doctrines as the distinctions between matter and form, and substance and accident, or the primacy of individuals over universals

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noun

1. a follower of Aristotle

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Aristotelian
  adjective
• half-Aristotelian
  adjective
• pseudo-Aristotelian
  adjective
• pro-Aristotelian
  adjective
• post-Aristotelian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Aristotelian

1600–10; < Latin Aristotelī ( us ) < Greek Aristotéleios of Aristotle + -an