Stagirite
Americannoun
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an inhabitant or native of Stagira
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an epithet of Aristotle
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Etymology
Origin of Stagirite
1610–20; < Latin Stagīrītēs < Greek Stagīrī́tēs. See Stagira, -ite 1
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"Those free-thinkers," Petrarch tells us, "had a great contempt for Christ and his Apostles, as well as for all those who did not bow the knee to the Stagirite."
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas
Aristotle was born 384 B. C. at Stagira, whence he is frequently called "the Stagirite."
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
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
Though he was called the Galen of his time, and looked up to the Greek physician as his master, even the authority of Galen did not override that of the Stagirite in his estimation.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
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
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