Associations to the word «Empedocles»

Wiktionary

EMPEDOCLES, proper noun. A Greek philosopher who held that all matter was composed of earth, air, fire and water
EMPEDOCLES, proper noun. A volcano off the southern coast of Sicily

Dictionary definition

EMPEDOCLES, noun. Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC).

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis