Eleatic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to the ancient Greek philosophical school that held reality to be one, continuous, and unchanging

   Zeno's paradoxes defend the Eleatic denial of genuine motion and plurality.

2. 2
   noun

   a philosopher of the Eleatic school, such as Parmenides or Zeno

   The Eleatic argued that change belongs to appearance rather than reality.

From Latin Eleaticus, from Ancient Greek Eleatikos, meaning "of Elea." The school was named for Elea, the Greek city in southern Italy associated with Parmenides and Zeno.

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