Abderite

From Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs).

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Abderite (plural Abderites)

1. An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.

   Synonym: Abderian

   • 1814, Diodorus, chapter 4, in G. Booth, transl., The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original in Ancient Greek, page 27:

     To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]

2. (‘the Abderite’) Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

Ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae).^[1]

• abderite
• abderitic
• abderitism

• abderian

• ebriated, rebaited, tire bead

Abdērītē

1. ablative/vocative singular of Abdērītēs