Pythagoreanism

[ pi-thag-uh-ree-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.

Pythagoreanism

/ paɪˌθæɡəˈriːəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the teachings of Pythagoras and his followers, esp that the universe is essentially a manifestation of mathematical relationships

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pythagoreanism¹

First recorded in 1720–30; Pythagorean + -ism

Example Sentences

It makes sense that Pythagoreanism is being rediscovered in physics.

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But he is not prevented by Pythagoreanism from observing the effects which climate and soil exercise on the characters of nations.

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With the further development of the number-theory Pythagoreanism becomes entirely arbitrary and without principle.

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(b) Epicharmus (in trochaic tetrameters), dealing with Pythagoreanism in the department of physics.

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Old Burton will rise from his grave, if there be any virtue in Pythagoreanism, to anatomize these poems.

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Neo-Pythagoreanism was a curious attempt to found a religion which would satisfy both the critical spirit and the people.

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