Synonyms for democritus
dɪˈmɒk rɪ təsdem·ocri·tus

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1. Democritusnoun

   Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)

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1. List of known nicknames for "Democritus":

   Demokritus, Γελασίνος

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1. Charles Richter:

   According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected. I have heard, however, that some philosophers, in seeking for truth, to pay homage to her, have seen their own image and adored it instead.

2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   Democritus maintains that there can be no great poet without a spite of madness.

3. Laertius Diogenes:

   Democritus says, But we know nothing really for truth lies deep down.

4. Wallace Stevens:

   Democritus plucked his eye out because he could not look at a woman without thinking of her as a woman. If he had read a few of our novels, he would have torn himself to pieces.