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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Py•thag•o•re•an•ismpɪˌθæg əˈri əˌnɪz əm(n.)

  1. the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, esp. the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.

    Category: Philosphy

Origin of Pythagoreanism:

1720–30

Wiktionary

  1. Pythagoreanism(Noun)

    the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pythagoreanism(noun)

    the doctrines of Pythagoras or the Pythagoreans


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