Socratic
[ suh-krat-ik, soh- ]
adjective
of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
Origin of Socratic
1Other words from Socratic
- So·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti-So·crat·ic, adjective
- post-So·crat·ic, adjective
- pro-So·crat·ic, adjective
- pseu·do-So·crat·ic, adjective
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How to use Socratic in a sentence
If the men who died on 22 November met immediately after death, I agree that Lewis would have wanted to debate socratically.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley | John Garth | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had a notion he said, that he could argue Socratically; and he was always trying to introduce metaphors into his conversation.
Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge | Arthur Christopher Benson
British Dictionary definitions for Socratic
Socratic
/ (sɒˈkrætɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to Socrates, his methods, etc
noun
a person who follows the teachings of Socrates
Derived forms of Socratic
- Socratically, adverb
- Socraticism, noun
- Socratist (ˈsɒkrətɪst), noun
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