neo-Pythagoreanism
[ nee-oh-pi-thag-uh-ree-uh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˌni oʊ pɪˌθæg əˈri əˌnɪz əm /
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noun
a philosophical system, established in Alexandria and Rome in the second century b.c., consisting mainly of revived Pythagorean doctrines with elements of Platonism and Stoicism.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of neo-Pythagoreanism
First recorded in 1860–65
OTHER WORDS FROM neo-Pythagoreanism
ne·o-Py·thag·o·re·an, noun, adjectiveWords nearby neo-Pythagoreanism
Neoplatonism, neopopulist, neoprene, neopterin, Neoptolemus, neo-Pythagoreanism, neorealism, Neorican, neoromanticism, neo-Scholasticism, neosoul
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