Acroamatic

Acroamatic
Acroamatic Ac`ro*a*mat"ic, Acroamatical Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.] Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound. [1913 Webster]

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  • acroamatic — acroamátic adj. m., pl. acroamátici; f. sg. acroamátică, pl. acroamátice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ACROAMÁTIC, Ă adj. (Rar) 1. Transmis pe cale orală. 2. Rezervat iniţiaţilor, secret. [ …   Dicționar Român

  • acroamatic — index esoteric, inapprehensible, incomprehensible, inexplicable, profound (esoteric), secret Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • acroamatic — adjective abstruse, esoteric See Also: acroamatics …   Wiktionary

  • acroamatic — a.; (also acroamatical, acroatic) Esoteric, esoterical, secret, private, abstruse, deep, profound, difficult, interior, obscure, arcane, adytal, for the initiate …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • acroamatic — ac·ro·a·mat·ic …   English syllables

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  • Acroamatical — Acroamatic Ac ro*a*mat ic, Acroamatical Ac ro*a*mat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.] Communicated orally; oral; applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knowledge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Knowledge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 knowledge knowledge Sgm: N 1 cognizance cognizance cognition cognoscence| Sgm: N 1 acquaintance acquaintance experience ken privity insight familiarity …   English dictionary for students

  • Aristotle — For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs Marble bust of Aristotle. Roman copy after a Gree …   Wikipedia

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