Socrateanadj.
/sɒkrəˈtiːən/ rare.
Pertaining to or resembling the celebrated Greek philosopher Socrates or his way of life; Socratic.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [adjective] > of or relating to Socrates or to Socratic philosophy
Socratical1581
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Socratean1930
1930 H. Belloc Richelieu i. vi. 114 Father Joseph was short, bullet-headed, of a vivacious Socratean ugliness.
1976 S. Wales Echo 26 Nov. 5/1 It's hardly the kind of job that Plato would have relished—and there's nothing Socratean about filling in a VAT return.
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