Meaning of Xenophanes | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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“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; […]”

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