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Wayfaring vs Peripatetic - What's the difference?

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Wayfaring is a related term of peripatetic.


As adjectives the difference between wayfaring and peripatetic

is that wayfaring is travelling, especially on foot while peripatetic is of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of aristotle, or to his followers.

As nouns the difference between wayfaring and peripatetic

is that wayfaring is travel, especially on foot while peripatetic is a disciple of aristotle; an aristotelian.

As a verb wayfaring

is .

wayfaring

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Travelling, especially on foot.
  • Peripatetic.

    • Noun

  • Travel, especially on foot.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • peripatetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * peripatetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to walk about.
  • Constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
  • (usually, capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
  • * Howell
    • The true peripatetic school.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
  • (usually, capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
  • * 1961 , Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics , 11:
    • He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.

    Synonyms

    * (one who walks) itinerant, pedestrian, nomad

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