Socratic
of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
Origin of Socratic
1Other words from Socratic
- So·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti-So·crat·ic, adjective
- post-So·crat·ic, adjective
- pro-So·crat·ic, adjective
- pseu·do-So·crat·ic, adjective
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How to use Socratic in a sentence
He loved and studied and expressed the women whom the Socratics ignored and Pericles advised to stay in their rooms.
Browning and His Century | Helen Archibald ClarkeIt was now high time to cut the connection, for the Socratics were rapidly withdrawing.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. | Pierce EganI waited on the Socratics for the Bums they had been so polite as to borrow.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. | Pierce Egan
British Dictionary definitions for Socratic
/ (sɒˈkrætɪk) /
of or relating to Socrates, his methods, etc
a person who follows the teachings of Socrates
Derived forms of Socratic
- Socratically, adverb
- Socraticism, noun
- Socratist (ˈsɒkrətɪst), noun
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