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Meaning of Xenophanes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/zɛˈnɒfəniːz/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Xenophanes
Ελληνικά Ξενοφάνης
Español Jenófanes
Suomi Ksenofanes
Français Xénophane
Italiano Senofane
日本語 クセノパネス
한국어 크세노파네스
Nederlands Xenophanes
Português Xenófanes
Русский Ксенофан

Examples

“Lucretius was the Xenophanes of Roman culture, a great theorist (visionary), an ardent disciple of Universal Nature, an enemy of all superstition, false gods, and false fear of death, […]”
“No Xenophanes arose amongst the Jews to rebuke them for ascribing to Jahweh acts which would be accounted a shame and a disgrace amongst men; […]”
“Euthyphro is no Xenophanes but as a religious and thinking man he can turn to great teachers; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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