Proper noun

(en proper noun)

A Greek given name.

The pre-Socratic philosopher .

* {{quote-book, 1931, Hermann Schneider & Margaret Minna Green, The History of World Civilization citation

, passage=Lucretius was the Xenophanes of Roman culture, a great theorist (visionary), an ardent disciple of Universal Nature, an enemy of all superstition, false gods, and false fear of death,

* {{quote-book, 1970, John Arthur Passmore, The Perfectibility of Man citation

, passage=No Xenophanes arose amongst the Jews to rebuke them for ascribing to Jahweh acts which would be accounted a shame and a disgrace amongst men;

* {{quote-book, 1985, Michael Despland, The Education of Desire, page=33 citation

, passage=Euthyphro is no Xenophanes but as a religious and thinking man he can turn to great teachers;