Xenophanes
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs). The name means “of foreign appearance” and is composed of ξένος (xénos, “foreign”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛˈnɒfəniːz/
Proper noun
Xenophanes
- A Greek given name.
- The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.
Derived terms
Translations
a Greek philosopher and a poet
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Further reading
- Xenophanes at OneLook Dictionary Search
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