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

Derived Forms

• Stagiritic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Stagirite

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

Example Sentences

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

We have already quoted Roger Bacon's request to the Pope to forbid the study of the Stagirite.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.

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

He also continued the writings begun in his second period; and the Macedonian kings have the glory of having assisted the Stagirite philosopher with the means of conducting his researches in the History of Animals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Then shall the Stagirite and Kant be forgotten, and another folio than theirs be turned over for wisdom; even the folio now spread with horoscopes as yet undeciphered, the heaven of heavens on high.

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Melville, Herman