Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pythagoreanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: pythagore-anism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Only two Greek philosophies, Pythagoreanism and neo-Platonism, might be called basically religious. Even early Pythagoreanism prior to 450 B.C. had a strong religious strain."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Pythagorean Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Pythagoreanism From Pythagorean + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

Neopythagoreanism

Frequently Paired Words

Pythagorean

Questions

What does pythagoreanism mean?: The esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers.
Where does pythagoreanism come from?: Etymology tree English Pythagorean Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Pythagoreanism From Pythagorean + -ism.

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