Stagirite
Americannoun
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an inhabitant or native of Stagira
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an epithet of Aristotle
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Origin of Stagirite
1610–20; < Latin Stagīrītēs < Greek Stagīrī́tēs. See Stagira, -ite 1
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Be still, ye reeds of Camus, while I teach Truths, which transcend the searching Schoolmen's vein, And half had stagger'd that stout Stagirite.
From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles
Do the Outlook and the Commoner imply progress since the Stagirite?
From "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 by Adams, Charles Francis
"What! leave the Combat out?" exclaims the Knight; Yes, or we must renounce the Stagirite.
From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander
The mighty Stagirite first left the shore, Spread all his sails, and durst the deeps explore: He steer'd securely, and discover'd far, Led by the light of the M�onian Star.
From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander
At Plato's school Aristotle was called by the boys, "the Stagirite," a name that was to last him through life—and longer.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
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