Stagirite

American  

[staj-uh-rahyt] / ˈstædʒ əˌraɪt /

Or Stagyrite

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Stagira.

2. the Stagirite, Aristotle.

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Stagirite British  

/ ˈstædʒɪˌraɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of Stagira

2. an epithet of Aristotle

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Other Word Forms

• Stagiritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Stagirite

1610–20; < Latin Stagīrītēs < Greek Stagīrī́tēs. See Stagira, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Among the ideal systems which have varied with the fashion of the times, the Arabians adopted the philosophy of the Stagirite, alike intelligible or alike obscure for the readers of every age.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart

Ignorance of English usage has made some editors flounder on a line of Pope's: Yes, or we must renounce the Stagirite.

From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John

To be sure, he too owes his Aristotelian knowledge to the Arabian exponents of the Stagirite, Alfarabi and Avicenna, rather than to the works of Aristotle himself.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

Maimonides is an Aristotelian, and he endeavors to harmonize the intellectualism and theorism of the Stagirite with the diametrically opposed ethics and religion of the Hebrew Bible.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

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