Associations to the word «Peripatetic»

Wiktionary

PERIPATETIC, adjective. Tending to walk about.
PERIPATETIC, adjective. Constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
PERIPATETIC, adjective. (usually capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
PERIPATETIC, noun. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
PERIPATETIC, noun. (usually capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
PERIPATETIC, noun. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
PERIPATETIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of Aristotle, or to his followers.

Dictionary definition

PERIPATETIC, noun. A person who walks from place to place.
PERIPATETIC, noun. A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism.
PERIPATETIC, adjective. Of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic".
PERIPATETIC, adjective. Traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats