Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parmenides

1 sense of parmenides

Sense 1
Parmenides -- (a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC))
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)