Xenophanes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Greek given name.
  2. The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.

Pronunciation

/zɛˈnɒfəniːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Xenophanes.wav

Word forms

Xenophanes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs). The name means “of foreign appearance” and is composed of ξένος (xénos, “foreign”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).

Derived words

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