Eleatic (iou)

Eleatic adjective & noun. L17.
[Latin Eleaticus, from Elea: see below and -ATIC.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Elea, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, or spec. the monistic school of philosophy that flourished there in the 6th and 5th cents. BC, propounded by Parmenides, Zeno, and others. L17.
B. noun. An Eleatic philosopher. M19.
Eleaticism noun Eleatic philosophy or doctrines M19.