English Explanatory Dictionary

Socratic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Socratic irony or the Socratic method.
noun
  1. A proponent of the philosophy or methods of Socrates.

Pronunciation

/səˈkɹatɪk/ /səˈkɹætɪk/

Word forms

Socratic Socratics

Etymology

From Latin Sōcratic(us), from Ancient Greek Σωκρατικός (Sōkratikós, “of Socrates”), from Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs, “Socrates”). By surface analysis, Socrat(es) + -ic.

Synonyms

Socratean Socratian

Derived words

antisocratic Presocratic pre-Socratic Socratically Socratic irony Socraticism Socratic method

Translations

Catalan: socràtic Czech: sokratovský Danish: sokratisk French: socratique Georgian: სოკრატული German: sokratisch Ancient Greek: Σωκρατικός Italian: socratico Norwegian Bokmål: sokratisk Polish: sokratejski Polish: sokratyczny Portuguese: socrático Russian: сократи́ческий Spanish: socrático Swedish: sokratisk
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