Xenophanes

[ zuh-nof-uh-neez ]

/ zəˈnɒf əˌniz /

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noun

c570–c480 b.c., Greek philosopher and poet.

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Xe·noph·a·ne·an, adjective

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How to use Xenophanes in a sentence

A third sect, especially Xenophanes and Parmenides, pronounce it to be essentially One.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
In the same spirit Xenophanes speaks of the battles of Titans, of giants, and of centaurs as "fictions of former ages."
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
"God is one supreme among gods and men, and not like mortals in body or in mind," says Xenophanes.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
Xenophanes, my townsman of Samosata, was resolved to buy a new horse: he had tried him, and liked him well enough.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

However, these mute salutations being over, away went Xenophanes.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for Xenophanes

Xenophanes

/ (zɛˈnɒfəˌniːz) /

noun

?570–?480 bc, Greek philosopher and poet, noted for his monotheism and regarded as a founder of the Eleatic school

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