Xenophanean

adjective

Xe·​noph·​a·​ne·​an

zə̇¦näfə¦nēən

: of or relating to the Eleatic philosopher Xenophanes or his doctrines noteworthy for their emphatic but perhaps pantheistic monotheism

Word History

Etymology

Xenophanes, 6th century b.c. Greek philosopher + English -an

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