Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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philosopher | Yes | No | No | No |
Parmenides | Yes | No | No | No |
philosopher (noun) | Parmenides (noun) |
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a specialist in philosophy | a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC) |
a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity |