Heracliteanism

[ her-uh-klahy-tee-uh-niz-uhm, -klahy-tee- ]

/ ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ ti əˌnɪz əm, -klaɪˈti- /

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noun

the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.

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Origin of Heracliteanism

First recorded in 1880–85; Heraclitean + -ism

Words nearby Heracliteanism

Heracleides, Heracles, Heraclid, Heraclidae, Heraclitean, Heracliteanism, Heraclitus, Heraclius, Herakleion, herald, heraldic