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Xenophanes

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

EspañolJenófanes
FrançaisXénophane
DeutschXenophanes
9 more languages
ΕλληνικάΞενοφάνης
SuomiKsenofanes
ՀայերենՔսենոփանես
ItalianoSenofane
日本語クセノパネス
한국어크세노파네스
NederlandsXenophanes
PortuguêsXenófanes
РусскийКсенофан

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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See also

xenophile xenophilia xenophilism xenophobe Xenophobia xenophobiac

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